Holy Spirit
“If we try to describe our perception and experience of the Holy Spirit, we will quickly realize that human words are not enough for...
Anger
“If a man were to see himself in a mirror in a fit of anger, of rage, he’d be horrified and wouldn’t recognize himself with such a...
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...
Direction
“Jesus Christ unites all things in Himself, things in heaven, on earth, or in any of the spiritual regions of the cosmos including hell....
God's Nature/Our Nature
“It is very interesting that…it is only when God “empties himself” for the life of the world, that He actually takes on being. Before...
Prayer (and Focus)
“The Gospel is very simple, and yet we don’t understand it. I’m not impressed with overactivity in the Church, and I’m not impressed with...
Secularism
“The great tragedy of secularism is its reduction of all things to mere things. We are created to have right relationships with all...
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...
Courage
“The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different...
Holiness
“One of the most encouraging lines of the Divine Liturgy comes shortly before Holy Communion, when the priest says “The Holy Gifts for...