Do not say, "this happened by chance, while this came to be of itself." In all that exists there is nothing disorderly,… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
... there is clearly expressed for us? what it is we must attribute either to free will or to the decision and… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
The Word of God makes use of poetic imagery when discussing... formless intelligences but... it does not do so for the sake… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
My faith is a very important part of my life. I do not feel that I have become president of this country… — Boris Trajkovski Copy Share Image
There's a gray area between Conservative and Orthodox people, for whom you don't screw around with the mezuzah, you don't mess with… — Rick Moranis Copy Share Image
Orthodox theologians insisted that the rest of humankind were only transitory creatures, lost in sin - a view that would support what… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
...the wise providence of God orders our affairs in many different ways and lovingly bestows on each one of us what is… — Gregory Palamas 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
I believe in fate. And in the depths of my soul, I am an Orthodox Christian. I think the New Testament is… — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova 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
No one who lies is linked to God. God is the truth. He says, 'I am the Way, the Truth and the… — Dorotheus of Gaza 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
Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism. — Abraham Kuyper Copy Share Image
Some suffer much from poverty and sickness, but are not humbled, and so they suffer without profit. But one who is humbled… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
In general, the nightmare quality of Marx's thought gives it, in this bedevilled age, an air of greater reality than the gentle… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
Whoever hates his sins will stop sinning; and whoever confesses them will receive remission. A man can not abandon the habit of… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
...those called by Christ's name should order their lives. They should persevere in prayers and supplications and, in imitation of the angels,… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
...there is one thing that all Satan's cunning and all the snares of temptation cannot take by surprise - an undivided will. — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The recovery of spiritual sight and the healing of physical blindness have much in common. Some of those whose bodily eyes were… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
We have such a law: If you forgive, it means that God has forgiven you; but if you do not forgive your… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. 'Judge not, so that you… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
If you are truly merciful, then when what is yours is unjustly taken, don't be sad inside, and do not tell of… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
We start... imitation of Christ with Holy Baptism, which symbolizes the Lord's Burial and Resurrection. Virtuous living and conduct in accord with… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
Do not attempt to benefit by rebukes one who boasts of his virtues, for he loves to display himself can not be… — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
Theodore Dalrymple is a brilliant observer of both medicine and society, and his book wittily engages with two versions of the current… — Kenneth Minogue Copy Share Image
