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,...
Faith from the Fathers…
“Prayer is no small bond of love for God, developing in us the habit of converse with him and encouraging the pursuit of wisdom.… We are, however, not as...
Orthodox New Briefs 01/13/16
“Christian refugees from Syria, Eritrea and other countries are exposed to humiliation, manhunt and brutal harassment at the camps for refugees by Muslim neighbors. This also relates to the...
Orthodox Quote for January 13
“What do we see in the modern world? We see that people and nations have far removed themselves from God, and not only from God, but also from each...
Orthodox Quote for January 12
QUOTE OF THE DAY… “The earthly life is for us a continual Judgment of God. If we follow Christ’s commandments, then the Grace of the Holy Spirit will come...
Orthodox Quote for January 11
“The gift of apostleship is bestowed upon each member of the Church on the day of his Baptism and Chrismation. If we call our Church “apostolic” it is because...
Orthodox Quote for January 10
“Don’t despair; we have a great God Who watches over us and it is through afflictions that we approach Him. It was after the Cross that God arose and...
Devotion for Sunday, January 10
What others said about Christ (from St. Nikolai’s ‘Prologue’) “No one has ever spread as much shameful slander about Christ the Lord as the Jews. Their Talmud seethes with...
Orthodox Quote for January 9
“The elder has said that when one is saying the Prayer, he feels Divine Grace, tears come any general godly zeal awakens. The beginning stages are indeed the same...