Remember how the Lord rebukes Martha when He says: 'You are anxious and troubled about many things: one thing alone is needful'… — Evagrius Ponticus Copy Share Image
[God] arranged that the boy Samuel should be chosen but instead of teaching him directly He had him, turn once or twice… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
Do you conceive of your Lord as less because? He shows that humiliation is the best road to exaltation (cf. Mt. 23:12);… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
If a man has no worries about himself at all for the sake of love toward God and the working of good… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
... we can see both that love for God is begotten from the virtues and that virtues are born of love. For… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local… — Godfried Danneels Copy Share Image
No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
A sound banker, alas, is not one who foresees danger and avoids it, but one who, when he is ruined, is ruined… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
One should not seek among others the truth that can be easily gotten from the Church. For in her, as in a… — Irenaeus of Lyons Copy Share Image
Trinity!! Higher than any being, any divinity, any goodness! Guide of Christians in the wisdom of heaven! Lead us up beyond unknowing… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
'For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them' (Mt. 18:20). I… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Let others mock at you, oppose you, when you are under the influence of any passion; do not be in the least… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Those who do not know must be taught, not punished. We do not hit the blind. We lead them by the hand. — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
Inasmuch as you pray with all your soul for the one who has slandered you, so much will God reveal the truth… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
(When asked merely if they accept evolution, 45 percent of Americans say yes. The figure is 70 percent in China.) When the… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
No one has a closest friend in Hollywood. These guys do not do friends in the orthodox sense! — Sheilah Graham Westbrook Copy Share Image
He who has realized love for God in his heart is tireless in his pursuit of the Lord his God, and bears… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
God always was, and always is, and always will be. Or rather, God always Is. For Was and Will be are fragments… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every success in anything we should refer to the Lord and with the Prophet say: 'Not to us, O Lord, not to… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
Dispassion and humility lead to spiritual knowledge. Without them no one will see the Lord. — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
'My sheep hear My voice' (Jn. 10:14). This is just another way of saying, 'They obey my words and keep My commandments.'… — Dorotheus of Gaza Copy Share Image
Total surrender to the will of God actually is sacrificing oneself as a burnt offering to God. The proof of this state… — Lorenzo Scupoli Copy Share Image
Antisemitism is unique among religious hatreds. It is a racist conspiracy theory fashioned for the needs of messianic and brutal rulers, as… — Nick Cohen Copy Share Image
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