Feast of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, & his sister Macrina, Teachers, c.394 & c.379 Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and… — Saint John Chrysostom 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
When we teach our children to be good, to be gentle, to be forgiving (all these are attributes of God), to be… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
It is a shame for a man to desire honor because of his noble progenitors, and not to deserve it by his… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
If you wish to leave much wealth to your children, leave them in God's care. Do not leave them riches, but virtue… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Nothing is more powerful than meekness. For as fire is extinguished by water, so a mind inflated by anger is subdued by… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
If we approach with faith, we too will see Jesus... for the Eucharistic table takes the place of the crib. Here the Body of… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
The slave should be resigned to his lot, in obeying his master he is obeying God. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Every trace of the old philosophy and literatureof the ancient world has vanished from the face of the earth. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
What the soul is in the body, let Christians be in the world. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
It is certainly a greater and more wonderful work to change the minds of enemies, bringing about a change of soul, than to kill… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to… — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish. — Saint John Chrysostom Copy Share Image
