Sacrifice
“The rejection of egotism, that is, the ability to sacrifice your own interests for the sake of another, is an important and highly...
Words/Speech
“His first official act is to create the first human language: God brings the animals before him, and whatever Adam calls each one is its...
Peace
“We only maximize our efforts when we are in trouble. The problem is that in this way, we need trouble in order to develop, and God might...
Money
“God needs a place in our hearts, to grab a hold of something in a man’s soul. Then the man can be helped. But if his heart and soul are...
Life and Death
“Spiritual death is therefore, spiritual paralysis. Those who are in this state of lifelessness are “dead in trespasses and the...
Repentance
“What were God’s first words, having become man, in His peaching? ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’ There are no hopeless...
Individualism versus Personhood
“The Holy Bible and the Church Fathers encourage us to become persons, not individuals. Only then we can be in the likeness of the Holy...
Solitude /Stillness /Silence
“Stillness of the heart is the practice of quieting yourself to such a degree that you can finally come to hear the voice of God clearly...
Theology
“Therefore, the All-Merciful Lord sends us various reasons for works of mercy and charity so that we can be saved—ever more poor, sick...
Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is not a feeling. You do not get instant gratification from it. It is, instead, a decision we make as an act of our will.”...