What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
It is certainly a greater and more wonderful work to change the minds of enemies, bringing about a change of soul, than… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Many can give money to those in need, but to personally serve the needy readily, out of love, and in a fraternal… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
What is dying? Just what it is to put off a garment. For the body is about the soul as a garment;… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Wine was given us by God, not that we might be drunken, but that we might be sober. It is the best… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
You cannot pray at home, like you can at church, where there is a great multitude; where exclamations are cried out to… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Are you angry? Be angry at your sins, beat your soul, afflict your conscience, but strict in judgement and a terrible punisher… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Imagine your anger to be a kind of wild beast, because it has ferocious teeth and claws, and if you don't tame… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Abba Moses asked Abba Sylvanus, Can a person lay a new foundation every day? The old man replied, If you work hard,… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Therefore, not only are their passions satanic, but their lives are diabolic. So I say to you that these are even worse… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
If we approach with faith, we too will see Jesus... for the Eucharistic table takes the place of the crib. Here the Body of… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
The slave should be resigned to his lot, in obeying his master he is obeying God. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
Every trace of the old philosophy and literatureof the ancient world has vanished from the face of the earth. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
It is certainly a greater and more wonderful work to change the minds of enemies, bringing about a change of soul, than to kill… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
When an archer desires to shoot his arrows successfully, he first takes great pains over his posture and aligns himself accurately with his mark.… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share
