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
Dispassion and humility lead to spiritual knowledge. Without them no one will see the Lord. — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
...unless the grace of God comes to the help of our frailty, to protect and defend it, no man can withstand the… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
I'm an orthodox Christian. When people ask me if I'm a Christian, I always want to qualify and know what they mean… — Scott Derrickson Copy Share Image
“We learned, in the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer, that God is “in heaven.” But we also learned that God is… — Marcus J. Borg 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
The truth is lived before it is understood. It must be fought for, tested, and appropriated. Truth is the way... Anyone will… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
You cannot be too gentle, too kind. Shun even to appear harsh in your treatment of each other. Joy, radiant joy, streams… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
The Lord came to send fire upon the earth (cf. Lk. 12:49), and through participation in this fire He makes divine not… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
The slave of the belly ponders the menu with which to celebrate the feast. The servant of God, however, thinks of the… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
How do we receive the highest mystery of Divine love to us ? the mystery of the Christian faith? With our mind,… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
Both learned and unlearned young men seldom go to church, and in general do not attend to their spiritual education, looking upon… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
... we should not worry about clothes or food? Such anxiety is a mark of? unbelievers, who reject the providence of the… — Evagrius Ponticus Copy Share Image
May you be children of God, pure and unblameable, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation (cf. Phil. 1:15): and… — Gregory of Nazianzus 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
To Whom does our God say, 'in our image' (Gen. 1:26), to whom if it is not to Him who is 'the… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
When you say 'Yes' or promise something, you can very easily deceive yourself and others also, as if you had already done… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
It was not to save a nation that Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, nor to appease angry gods... Then why does Abraham… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
How can it be other than right to worship the Body of the Lord, all-holy and all-reverend as it is, announced as… — John of Kronstadt 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
Even if we have thousands of acts of great virtue to our credit, our confidence in being heard must be based on… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
In our nation a new and insidious form of religious hatred is developing. I believe there is an attempt to create hatred… — Paul McGuire Copy Share Image
Just as a strongly flowing fountain is not blocked up by a handful of earth, so the compassion of the Creator is… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
If God has given us Himself, if He abides in us and we in Him, according to His own true words, then… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
... the more one needs God the more perfect he is. To need God is nothing to be ashamed of but is… — Soren Kierkegaard 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… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
Those who have truly decided to serve the Lord God should practice the remembrance of God and uninterrupted prayer to Jesus Christ,… — Seraphim of Sarov 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 impossible for the mind to remain undisturbed by thoughts, but anyone serious about the matter can certainly permit them entry… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
... if, to me, to live is Christ (Phil. 1:21), truly my words ought to be about Christ, my every thought and… — Saint Basil 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
Prayer is spiritual breathing; when we pray we breathe in the Holy Spirit; praying in the Holy Spirit (Jd. 1:20). Thus, all… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
...the aim of every hierarchy is always to imitate God so as to take on His form... the task of every hierarchy… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
...whoever is guided solely by his own judgment and decision will never climb up to the summit of perfection and will not… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
...the title 'Righteousness' is given to God because He assigns what is appropriate to all things; he distributes their due proportion, beauty,… — Pope Dionysius Copy Share Image
Where unclarity resides, there is temptation, and there it proves only too easily the stronger. Wherever there is ambiguity, wherever there is… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Divine service, being the high contemplation of the mind, is at the same time, and pre-eminently, the peace, the sweetness and blessedness… — John of Kronstadt 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
Today's widespread relegation of religion to merely something people do only in the privacy of their homes or churches would have been… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
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