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...
Holiness
“One of the most encouraging lines of the Divine Liturgy comes shortly before Holy Communion, when the priest says “The Holy Gifts for...
Life and Death
“Spiritual death is therefore, spiritual paralysis. Those who are in this state of lifelessness are “dead in trespasses and the...
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...
Conscience
“Two gifts that God has given to man for the good of himself and others and which he should multiply are conscience and faith. The...
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...
Burdens
Quotes of the Day for March 5, 2025 – Thoughts on ‘bearing one another’s burdens’ “Paul tells us in Galatians 6:2 to ‘bear one another’s...
Lent
“The first evidence of Great Lent is found in the Paschal Letter 2 of Athanasius the Great (297- 372), Patriarch of Alexandria, dated to...
Doors
“There has only ever been one door in all of history that truly mattered: the door of Christ’s Empty Tomb. It is that place where that...
Enemies
“To love persons is not to love their crimes. To love a human is to love a creature of God; to love crimes is to pursue the inventions of...