Orthodox News Briefs 01/20/16
“Bulldozers, heavy equipment, sledgehammers, possibly explosives turned those stone walls into this field of grey-white dust. They destroyed it #8221; ISIS DESTROYS 1400 YEAR OLD MONASTERY IN IRAQ FEMALES...
Orthodox Quote for January 20
“They are building their foundation on sand, whoever has a lot of money and manages it selfishly, oblivious to the poverty and misery of his fellows. Did you ever...
Orthodox Quote for January 19
“Before the writing of the Holy Scriptures, that is, of the sacred texts of the Gospels, the Acts and the Epistles of the Apostles, and before they were spread...
Orthodox Quote for January 18
“…every work and every pleasure begins with prayer as well, every day and every night, every feast, every rest and every journey…Every family in a house is regarded as...
Orthodox Quote for January 17
“When you have mercy on the poor, when you help your neighbor, you give to God. But tell me, who is to us our closest neighbor, that has need...
Devotion for Sunday, January 17
“Let your soul abide with the Lord at all times, and let your body abide on earth like a statue. Always stand upright before the face of the Lord....
Orthodox Quote for January 16
“Even great saints who die in the mists of obvious signs of God’s grace retain a sobering humility about their own salvation…How different this profound and sober Christian attitude...
Orthodox Quote for January 15
“When you have a bad dream never examine what you saw, how you saw it or whether you’re guilty or how much you may be at fault. The evil...
Orthodox Quote for January 14
“It is interesting to see how often people try to avoid staying with the deceased. This has to do with their being afraid of thinking about death. In fact,...