Orthodox News Briefs 01/28/16
“…He was simply one of our Trebinje folk and like many of us in those times was not taught to divide people according to nation and religion, but to...
Orthodox Quote for January 28
” You know why there are wars? For the money. Because the rich can not put a bridle on greed and the poor do not wish to acquire the...
Orthodox Quote for January 27
“Veneration is far more than the acts of bowing, kissing, crossing oneself, offering incense or lighting candles. Those things become veneration when they are offered towards the person who...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“The life of self-centeredness and self-satisfaction lived by most of todays Christians is so all-pervading that it effectively seals them off from any understanding at all of spiritual life;...
Orthodox Quote for January 26
“When we come to God, we come with everyone, never by ourselves. It is instructive to look at the depictions of heaven in the book of Revelation. Heaven is...
Orthodox Quote for January 25
“Take care of your relationships with others, transforming your faith into life and your words into good works, especially on behalf of the poor.” This is a no-brainer for...
Orthodox Quote for January 24
“Today we need more than ever to be reminded of this apostolic nature and function of the Church, and of the apostolic vocation of each of us as members...
Devotion for Sunday, January 24
Comment on Sunday’s Gospel “The blind man seeks from the Lord not gold, but light. Let us then seek not for false riches, but for that light which together...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“By reading these books you will gradually acquire meekness, humility and love and your soul will be made good. Do not choose negative methods to correct yourselves. There is...
Orthodox Quote for January 23
“If you ask me about the most important things in religion I will answer that the first, second and third things are #8221; (St. Augustine)