Cross
“To be made in the image of God is a sign of highest dignity; so high, in fact, that outside of Christ no human being can even be said to...
Blood of Christ
“… it also deserves to be pointed out that the first words of Jesus to have been written down anywhere (as far as we know) were not the...
Holiness
“One of the most encouraging lines of the Divine Liturgy comes shortly before Holy Communion, when the priest says “The Holy Gifts for...
Heart and Mind
“Has the world always been such a mad dash and so busy, or is something just wrong with me? But it’s not the outer disquiet that troubles...
Darkness
“In deepest Darkness, we often “see the Light” while, by contrast, In brightest Light, we often become Blind.” (Timothy G. Patitsas) “In...
Love and Sin
“The Fathers of the Church tell us to hate the sin, not the sinner. They tell us to refuse to sin ourselves, and to understand that the...
Truth
“Facts are those things that are objectively verifiable—the boiling point of water, the diameter of the Earth, and so on. But even though...
Providence
“All good things come from God providentially, and those who bring them are the servants of what is good.” (St. Mark the Ascetic) “We do...
Transfigured
“…God gloriously reveals Himself on Mount Tabor within the hearts of Peter, James, and John. When the body of the Lord is transfigured,...
Happiness
“Happiness is the state of a calm, joyful, and cheerful soul, and only a man with a clear conscience can experience it. If a man’s heart...