“It is indeed one of th e grave errors of religious anti-secularism that it does not see that secularism is made up… — Alexander Schmemann Christian truth Copy Share Image
“Not given, not blessed by God, it was food whose eating was condemned to be communion with itself alone, and not with… — Alexander Schmemann Food Copy Share Image
How torturous is the "churchly" language one must speak in church - the tone, style, habit. It is all artificial; there is… — Alexander Schmemann Absence Copy Share Image
“Whether we "spiritualize" our life or "secularize" our religion, whether we invite men to a spiritual banquet or simply join them at… — Alexander Schmemann Gospel Copy Share Image
“Simone W eil has said that though a person may run as fast as he can away from Christ, if it is… — Alexander Schmemann Copy Share Image
“A marriage which does not constantly crucify its own selfishness and self-sufficiency, which does not ‘die to itself’ that it may point… — Alexander Schmemann Christ Copy Share Image
“In order to console himself, man created a dream of another world where there is no death, and for that dream he… — Alexander Schmemann Another world Copy Share Image
If the Church is in Christ, its initial act is always the act of thanksgiving, of returning the world to God. — Alexander Schmemann Christ Copy Share Image
For one who thinks food in itself is the source of life, eating is the communion with the dying world, it is… — Alexander Schmemann Communion Copy Share Image
“The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the Church into the… — Alexander Schmemann Communion Copy Share Image
