Orthodox Quote for January 31
“It is very important to know how to pray. And often, we monks in monasteries do not pray, but we just seem to be praying. It’s not enough to...
Devotion for Sunday, January 31
“Calling together the Apostles, He gave them the Gospel doctrine, to one more, to another less, not as of His own bounty or scanting, but as meeting the capacity...
Orthodox Quote for January 30
“The Orthodox Christians’ task is to react to the world not through the prism of their political preferences, cultural landmarks, not under the influence of vested interests and psychology,...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“Despite appearances and the unworthiness of the monks and clergy, the Church is an endless source of miracles. It takes water and makes it Holy Water; it takes bread...
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...