SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“Precisely because of the excision of God from our life, or at least the marginalization of him, we’ve become convinced that everything’s...

“Christianity has always meant an opposition to and a fight with this world – a fight, let me stress it again, which is primarily, if not...

“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...

“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...

“Even if we do not constantly struggle against “murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matthew 12:19),...

“It is impossible to know God and not know the self. It is also the case that it is impossible to know the self and not know God. St....

“God often permits the wicked to carry out their evil plans in order to fulfill some larger purpose He has for the objects of their...

“Our Lord Jesus is the only one Who spoke the whole truth to His followers, both the bitter and the sweet side of the truth. He did not...

“We need to have perseverance in our petitions before God.” (Orthodox Study Bible, John 2:3-5) “When bad thoughts surround us like a...

“Our quest for communion with the everlasting God reorients our vision, directing it toward the eternal destiny of all mankind. We...