WISDOM FROM MODERN ORTHODOX ELDERS
“I tried to give myself over entirely to the love and worship of God. I have consciousness of my sinfulness but I live with hope. It is bad to...
Orthodox Quote for June 5
“…asceticism does not constitute a deprivation of the good things of life, hostility to the body or a disdain towards matter, as some worshipers of the flesh maintain. Asceticism...
Orthodox Devotional for Sunday, June 5
Sunday of the Healing of the Blind Man ST. NIKOLAI VELIMIROVICH: “Oh, if only men would know the power of the forgiveness of sins! Behold, when the sins of...
Orthodox Quote for June 4
“The difference between our age and the apostolic age…is that we, unlike our ancestors, tend to equate faith with internal emotional or intellectual experiences. We think faith is about...
Orthodox Quote for June 3
“I have spent all my life under a Communist regime, and I will tell you that a society without any objective legal scale is a terrible one indeed. But...
Orthodox Quote for June 2
“I know that angels visit the services and the meetings of the brethren. What if they should not find me there among them? Will they not say, where is...
Orthodox Quote for June 1
“By His grace ‘All things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose’ (Romans 8:28).And yet, in the...
Orthodox Quote for May 31
“Psychology brings the greatest evil to mankind today, because this science does not take into consideration Divine revelation, according to which man is created ‘in the image and likeness...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“My whole life was a paradise: prayer, worship, handicraft, obedience to my elders. But my obedience was the outcome of love not: coercion. This blessed obedience benefited me greatly....
Orthodox Quote for May 30
“…can you be spiritual without being religious? Not if you are an Orthodox Christian and understand the necessity for both. The true Church exemplifies both religion and spirituality: She...