Tuesday, August 11
Matthew 23: And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’ 19 Fools and...
August 10, 2015
Archdeacon Martyr Lawrence of Rome: saints reacted in various ways to persecutors. When Lawrence was being roasted on a fire he told the Emperor to turn him over as...
August 10, 2015
“In debates if you say a few words about religion you will prevail. Let the person who has a different opinion give free reign to his thoughts and speak...
Monday, August 10
MATTHEW 23 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2 saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3 Therefore whatever they tell you to observe,...
August 9, 2015
“Try it on your children. Ask them how many cartoon characters they could name. Then ask how many saints could they name. Two? Eight? A dozen if you’re lucky. ...
August 8, 2015
St Emilian the Confessor: he was one of the first bishops to denounce the iconoclast Emperor Leo the Armenian for his heretical intrusion into theological matters. He eventually died...
Sunday, August 9
MATHEW 17 14 And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he...
August 8, 2015
“Communion is not only a matter between the Lord and me, it is an act of communion with Christ in community. When I receive Holy Communion I also unite...
August 9, 2015
St. Herman of Alaska: known for his asceticism on Spruce Island, St. Herman also continued to write to his superiors in Russia advising them of the spiritual condition of...
Saturday, August 8
MATTHEW 22 34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and...