Orthodox Quote for February 3
“A Christian refuses to point to human imperfection, or to “the survival of animal nature” as the sole reason for the existence of evil in human beings, but believes...
Orthodox Quote for February 7
“First it must be remembered that the mother has the great role of nurturer. The mother is the first object of the child’s affection because she is his feeder...
Orthodox Quote for February 2
“These sacrifices, which by you are offered to devils, neither can avail the worshippers, nor fulfill the desires and petitions of the suppliants. Rather, whosoever shall offer sacrifice to...
Orthodox Quote for February 1
“This old man is present as an ideal in fiction, and especially in modern to us again and again, this idea of the old man, as a living...
Orthodox Quote for January 31
“Demons do not know what is in our hearts, as some people imagine. There is only One to Whom all hearts are open — God, Who knows the human...
Orthodox Quote for January 30
“The work of piety and communion with God is a work of much labor and much pain, especially in the beginning. Where can we find the power to undertake...
Daily Devotional for January 30 – February 6
Sunday **We will begin a series on the Gospels with commentary from Archbishop Averky* Luke 1:1-4 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of...
Orthodox Quote for January 29
“When from your desire to please yourself your heart shifts from its position of self-denial, then like a very heavy stone that has shifted from its position on a...
Orthodox Quote for January 28
“We think of worship as a specifically clerical sphere of activity. The priest celebrates, the laity attend. One is active, the other passive. It is another error and a...
Orthodox Quote for January 27
“In the first centuries it was not only the pastors who were tortured, but lay persons as well – men, women, and even children. And it was lay people...