At the beginning of the struggle the holy commandments of God must be fulfilled with a certain forcefulness of will (cf. Mt. 11:12); then the Lord, seeing our intention and labour, will grant us readiness of will and gladness in… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
At the beginning of the struggle the holy commandments of God must be fulfilled with a certain forcefulness of will (cf. Mt. 11:12); then… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
Only the Holy Spirit can purify the intellect, for unless a greater power comes and overthrows the despoiler, what he has taken captive will… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
All of us who are human beings are in the image of God. But to be in his likeness belongs only to those who… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
Friendship after the flesh is very easily destroyed on some slight pretext, since it is not held firm by spiritual perception. But when a… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
Ideas of value always shun verbosity, being foreign to confusion and fantasy. Timely silence, then, is precious, for it is nothing less than the… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
The reason that we have both good and wicked thoughts together is not, as some suppose, because the Holy Spirit and the devil dwell… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
When a man begins to perceive the love of God in all its richness, he begins also to love his neighbor with spiritual perception.… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
It is well known that obedience is the chief among the initiatory virtues, for first it displaces presumption and then it engenders humility within… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
