A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
'Now we are the sons of God'. This is the starting point of adoption. However, 'it does not yet appear what we… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
...a disposition is an unsatisfactory thing unless we give it practical effect - deeds show dispositions. — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
The likeness of Your Church, O Lord, is that woman who went behind and touched the hem of Your garment, saying within… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
“It is not a gathering of 'escapees' from the world, bitterly enjoying their escape, feeding their hate for the world. Listen to… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
I grew up in Brooklyn, New York. I grew up in a very Jewish neighbourhood and thought the whole world was like… — Larry Charles Copy Share Image
I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent. — Arsenius the Great Copy Share Image
Marriage is the most obvious public practice about which information is readily available. When combined with the traditional Jewish concern for continuity… — Noah Feldman Copy Share Image
'If he trespass against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to you, saying, I… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
With all your power, ask the Lord for humility and brotherly love, because God freely gives His grace for love towards one's… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
We know that prayer in and of itself cannot save us, but carrying it out before God can. For when the Lord's… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
The Lord wants us to love one another. Here is freedom: in love for God and neighbor. In this freedom, there is… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
[Orthodox Patriarch] Kirill, my brother. We kissed each other, embraced, and then a conversation for two hours. Old age doesn't come on… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
In this we see the wondrous virtue of the Lord: that the power dwelling in His body should communicate to perishable things… — Hilary of Poitiers Copy Share Image
There are only five notes in the musical scale, but their variations are so many that they cannot all be heard. There… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Take as an example the wisdom of Joseph and his submission. Do battle in chastity and service until you make yourself a… — Pachomius the Great 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
It is not our free will but 'it is the Lord who sets the captive free' (Ps. 145:7). It is not our… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Just as those who are deprived of light cannot walk straight, so also those who do not behold the ray of the… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
The obstacles facing academic economists are formidable, for tenure and professional advancement still depend to a large extent on a willingness to… — Paul Ormerod 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
God is present in the moment of choice, not in order to watch but in order to be chosen. Therefore, each person… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
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