“Some of the simplest of truths are also some of the most difficult of truths, but such is Christianity: 'If it's not… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The short-term impact is that people are encouraged to give the Church another look. It's up to the liveliest parts of the… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
My personal attitude toward atheists is the same attitude that I have toward Christians, and would be governed by a very orthodox… — Reinhold Niebuhr Copy Share Image
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
Orthodox criticism ... is a murderer of talent. And because the most modest and sensitive people are the most talented, having the… — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
“Orthodox science today attempts to be free not only of values but also of emotions. As youngsters would say, it tries to… — Abraham H. Maslow Copy Share Image
If an unexpected temptation comes, don't blame the one through whom it came, but seek out the reason. Thus you will find… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
It might be comforting to assume that intolerance is an aberration within Islam but discrimination against Christians or any other non-Muslim is… — Michael Coren Copy Share Image
I'm a traditional Jew with an orthodox background, and it informs much of my approach to science. Of course I think it's… — Robert Winston Copy Share Image
God's Word teaches a very hard, disturbing truth. Those who neglect the poor and the oppressed are really not God's people at… — Ronald J. Sider Copy Share Image
If, as we have said, we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
The efforts of the majority to destroy every trace of heretical 'blasphemy' proved so successful that, until the discoveries at Nag Hammadi,… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
The gloomy theology of the orthodox--the Calvinists--I do not, I cannot believe. Many of the notions--nay, most of the notions--which orthodox people… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God, with the evil that is in him: because evil is but a… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
If our Lord ascends up to Heaven, ascend with Him. Be one of those angels who escort Him, or one of those… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
“When the great ship containing the hopes and aspirations of the world, when the great ship freighted with mankind goes down in… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Can anyone be a father without beginning to be one? Yes, one who did not begin his existence. What begins to exist… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
If one takes pleasure in calling the gold standard a "barbarous relic," one cannot object to the application of the same term… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Do you conceive of your Lord as less because? He shows that humiliation is the best road to exaltation (cf. Mt. 23:12);… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
The Lord called Himself and is the 'good Shepherd' (Jn. 10:11). If you believe in His guidance, then you will understand by… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
...we know that God arranges the opportunities for salvation in different ways. Our situation is that we respond eagerly or in a… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Man is more himself, man is more manlike, when Joy is the fundamental thing in him, and Grief the superficial. Melancholy should… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
One evil receives strength from another. In the same way, good deeds also sprout one from another, and the one in whom… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
When people begin to praise us, let us hurry to remember the multitude of ours transgressions, and we will see that we… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
The nature of an innovation is that it will arise at a fringe where it can afford to become prevalent enough to… — Kevin Kelly Copy Share Image
Even though I did things which were not in accordance with the society's norms, deep down, I am an orthodox woman. — Neena Gupta Copy Share Image
Orthodox churches, autocracy and national traditions are supposed to form a new national ideology in Russia. This would mean that Russia would… — Vladimir Sorokin Copy Share Image
O God, do not leave me. I have done nothing good in Your sight, but according to Your goodness, let me now… — Arsenius the Great Copy Share Image
If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
These three things God requires of all the Baptized: right faith in the heart, truth on the tongue, temperance in the body. — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
You should secretly give from what you have to those in need, so that you receive from God, Who sees in secret,… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
Whoever sees in himself the traces of hatred toward any man on account of any kind of sin is completely foreign to… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
...a disposition is an unsatisfactory thing unless we give it practical effect - deeds show dispositions. — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
Our wickedness shall not overpower the unspeakable goodness and mercy of God; our dullness shall not overpower God's wisdom, nor our infirmity… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
If we have true love with sympathy and patient labor, we shall not go about scrutinizing our neighbor's shortcomings. — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
When the mind forgets the purpose of Christian life, then even the clear fulfillment of virtue becomes profitless. — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
Especially for my father it was a great change. He used to be a socialist and even a member of the socialist… — Leon Askin Copy Share Image
