Elder St. Paisios on Giving
“The more goods people acquire today, the more problems they have. They neither thank God for His benefactions, nor do they take notice of the misfortunes suffered by their...
Orthodox Quote for January 23
“A man obtains the fear of God if he has the remembrance of his unavoidable death and of the eternal torments that await sinners; if he tests himself every...
Orthodox Quote for January 22
“The natural state of man, since we have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and have fallen out of paradise, is the divine Law which was given to us...
Elder St Paisios on Seeing our True Selves
“There are people who commit great crimes, but who have extenuating circumstances. Who can know how these people stand in the eyes of God? If God had not helped...
Orthodox Quote for January 21
“We can and should both unequivocally condemn the sin, and have love and compassion for the sinner. If we don’t do both, we enable the sinner to kid himself...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for January 21-27
Sunday 1 Timothy 4:19 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God,...
Elder St. Porphyrios on ‘Forced’ Spirituality…
“…the snares of Satan are many for those who worship God. Temptation manages very successfully to ensure that we pay no attention to the worship. We go to church...
Orthodox Quote for January 20
“We have to forgive everyone, as God does. The Gospel tells us that the rain falls on the just and the unjust. Because we’re all sinners and we all...
Orthodox Quote for January 19
“Cyberspace has become an integrated part of modern human life. Many people, because of their profession or their voluntary lifestyle, become recluses of the cyberspace. Concepts such as corrected...
Elder St. Paisios on Self-Knowledge
“Many people take no account of their own gifts; they see only the gifts of others and are overcome by envy. They view themselves as having been wronged, as...