Asceticism
“…asceticism is the path to holiness, growth, and stability…If we practice asceticism and strip away our ego, control our ‘false self’,...
Giving (Attitude of)
“When it is in the “strength” of our hand [Proverbs 9:27]…we should not hold back our charity. We should offer aid to the destitute...
Kingdom of God/Heaven
“…our goal is not to make the world into paradise, but rather to prevent it from becoming hell. Each of us can work to make holiness...
Burdens
“God’s goodness is greater than our goodness. His wisdom is wiser than our wisdom. His knowledge of what we need for sustaining our body...
Heart (Good and Bad)
“The treasure in one’s heart is the intention of the thought, from which the searcher of hearts judges the outcome. Hence it quite...
Thankfulness
“While we are accustomed to giving thanks to God for all the blessings we have received, we actually are told by St Paul to give thanks...
Worship
“Here are two types of worshipers—one (Cain) merely discharges a duty at the proper time, while the other (Abel) goes out of his way to...
Order and Disorder
“In a medieval world, the “order” of things was thought important: kings and commoners, high-born and low-born, masters, yeomen, and...
Strength and Weakness
“ [‘For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by...
Prayer and Virtue
“There are two ways in which the prayer of a righteous man is effective. The first is when the person praying does so by offering to God...