“We need repentance. You see, repentance is not only going to a priest and confessing. We must free ourselves from the obsession… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers… — Elder Thaddeus Of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“We often conceive of worldly life as merely a kind of default existence that anyone who is not specially called to monasticism… — Daniel G. Opperwall Copy Share Image
“Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“We have very little faith in the Lord, very little trust. If we trusted the Lord as much as we trust a… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the interest of fellow men.” — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“Humility is a Divine property and the perfection of the Christian life. It is attained through obedience. He who is not obedient… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“One should preach not from one's rational mind but rather from the heart. Only that which is from the heart can touch… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“All power has its derivation from God; the Russian Czar, however, was granted a special significance distinguishing him from the rest of… — Mikhail Nikiforovich Katkov Copy Share Image
“One must love God first, and only then can one love one's closest of kin and neighbors. We must not be idols… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility.” — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“When we talk to our fellow men and they tell us about their troubles, we will listen to them carefully if we… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“The Lord does not require us to wear a [cassock] — He wants us to be good and kind.” — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“Where there is prayer, the fallen spirits have no power.” — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
“To share out your soul freely, that is what metanoia (a change of mind, or repentance)really refers to: a mental product of… — Christos Yannaras Copy Share Image
“It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God's Grace and all… — Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica Copy Share Image
The ascetic remembrance of death is opposed to akedia, to anxiety, to depression, and becomes a powerful reminder of eternity, its joyful… — Paul Evdokimov Copy Share Image
The East is unfamiliar with those confessions, memoirs, and autobiographies so beloved in the West. There is a clear difference in tonality.… — Paul Evdokimov Copy Share Image
