by Archbishop Averky (Taushev) –
Spiritual life is born in man through faith in God and in His Revelation. However, faith without works is dead (James 2:26) and we, as the Apostle Paul testifies, are created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them (Eph 2:10). [Read more…]
Wisdom
Give Me Christian Mothers and I Will Give You Saints
“Give me Christian mothers and I will give you saints to change the world.” ~ St. John Chrysostom [Read more…]
Both Virtues and Vices Start from Slight Things
“When someone begins to say, ‘What does it matter if I say that word, eat that little morsel, feast my eyes on that?’ he falls into bad habits and runs the risk of gradually falling into insensibility. For both virtues and vices start from slight things and lead to greater ones, either good or bad.” ~ Archbishop Averky (Taushev)
Control Your Body To Control Your Inner Thoughts
“Do not believe brother, that inner thoughts can be controlled without the control of the body. Fear bad habits more than devils.” ~ St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
The Violent Love of God
by Fr. Thomas Hopko –
Thus we come to see that as there is no resurrection without crucifixion, there is also no sanctification without suffering, no glorification without humiliation; no deification without degradation; and no life without death. [Read more…]
Man’s Unhappiness and Despair Caused by His Alienation from God
by Fr. Thomas Hopko –
We have abandoned communion with God and have gone off on our own, following our own ideas, enacting our own plans.
And the result? Through our reckless wasting of the gifts given us by God, we have stripped ourselves of our original and fundamental dignity, glory, wisdom, beauty and strength: we have lost our legacy as God’s children. And the whole cosmos suffers with us in our affliction.
People feel unhappy and they don’t know why. They feel that something is wrong, but they can’t put their finger on what. They feel uneasy, confused, frustrated, alienated and estranged – and they can’t explain it. [Read more…]
Do the Best That You Can Today, Leave the Rest to God
by Chris Banescu –
Do the best that you can today, where you are, in whatever capacity you’re able. Leave the rest to God. [Read more…]