Orthodox Quote for December 27
“The world longs for authentic love but seems to remain mired in the global tragedies that we witness every day. In our horizontal and human relations with one another,...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Meaningful Prayer
“You are often forced to do what is good. But it mustn’t be done under duress; it’s not beneficial, it’s not spiritually edifying. Take, for example, the Jesus Prayer....
Orthodox Quote for December 25
“Let us glorify God! With the coming of the Son of God in the flesh upon the earth, with His offering Himself up as a sacrifice for the sinful...
Elder Paisios on a Good Home
“Children will get more sensible and experienced with time. Right now they may not understand what is good because their mind has not yet matured. Their mind is cloudy...
Orthodox Quote for December 24
“We should regard Christ as our friend. … With familiarity, love and trust let us run to Him — not with fear that He will punish us, but with...
Daily Devotional for December 24-30
Sunday Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the...
Elder Ephraim on Love
“Love demands discretion, and discretion, in turn, is an art. If you are unfamiliar with the art of love, then you do not know how to love. Love overlooks...
Orthodox Quote for December 23
“How very careful we must be not to condemn! How very much we wrong our neighbor when we condemn him! Yet, in reality, we do not wrong others, but...
Orthodox Quote for December 22
“History has proved that a great man is impossible and, even more, undesirable, and that a saintly man is both possible and desirable. It is proved also that a...
Orthodox Quote for December 21
“All answers are given in the Gospel, which must be read together, and explained. And it’s always necessary to talk with children as with adults, without any baby talk....