Worship
“The heart of worship is the offering of praise and thanksgiving to the God who has given us life and sustains all things in their...
Purpose
“St. Maximos the Confessor writes about three “incarnations” of the Logos: Creation, the Scriptures, and the God/Man, Jesus Christ. The...
Thoughts (Battling Them)
“I once confessed to an experienced priest that sinful thoughts were torturing me, and this is what he advised me: “Think of the thoughts...
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...
Order and Disorder
“Have you seen how, with creation, when God wished to make creation, with how much harmony and godly wisdom everything was put together,...
Thankfulness
“I find the bits and pieces of everyday life much more precious than the hopes and dreams of an unlived future. Clouds passing in the sky...
God's Will and Life
“The quest to know God’s will is the most important thing in a man’s life, since when he happens on the path of the will of God he...
Grace
“Grace is the deliverance that God gave the world. When we in the Church say “grace,” we understand this word to mean energy, the...
Heart (Good and Bad)
“Real life is lived in the depths of our heart, as is our hell and our paradise. That is where the battle is fought between our good and...
Heart (Cold-hearted)
“In our culture, if someone spoke about coldness of the heart, we would likely describe it as an emotional issue, and dismiss it or...