Daily Devotional for August 12
“If we try to pray without fasting, our prayers will be weak, without progress, without the fervor, concentration and contrition that is so pleasing to God. If we try...
Daily Devotional for August 11
“Have you ever witnessed the mysteries of the cemetery? Have you seen the heaps of bones tossed hither and thither? Skulls without flesh on them, fearful and ugly, the...
Daily Devotional for August 10 – 16
Sunday **From Catholic St Josemaria Escriva’s ‘Christ is Passing By’ this week Peace in heaven. But let’s take a look at the earth. Why is there no peace in...
Orthodox Quote for August 9
“So, you came to church and were granted to meet Christ? Don’t leave if the service hasn’t finished. If you leave before the dismissal, you are guilty as much...
Orthodox Quote for August 8
“We must respect the text of Genesis enough to recognize that it contains truth, even though that truth may seem unusual or surprising to us. If it seems to...
Orthodox Quote for August 7
“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night (1 Thess. 5:1-2). This is the truth to which the Christ’s...
Orthodox Quote for August 6
“Why, then, are there strifes, tumults, divisions, schisms, and wars among you? Have we not one God and one Christ? Is there not one Spirit of grace poured out...
Orthodox Quote for August 5
“Do not forget about God, with Him even hardships are not hard, there is no loneliness, and your powerlessness will be strengthened by God’s power. People are allowed to...
Orthodox Quote for August 4
“When a man lives with the Lord, prays, confesses, and receives Communion, then he glorifies God for all things. “ (Schema-Archimandrite Iliy Nozdrin+, collected quotes)
Orthodox Quote for August 3
“That does not mean that we cannot or should not, in good conscience, work to solve the problems we see around us. But ultimately, our involvement must be undergirded...