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Servant or son? Saint Abba Dorotheos 1 July 2019 If we do good because we fear hell, we’re in the position of a servant; if we do it to get a reward, we’re like an employee; if we do it for its own sake then we’re in the position of a son. Because ...
Better a prayer Saint Arsenie Boca 30 June 2019 If someone is swearing at you, rather than admonish them – which is almost always of no benefit – it’s better to pray for them. » Elder Arsenie Boca (of Romania)...
The radiant example Saint Basil the Great 29 June 2019 Those who, with powerful and correct thinking, have been able to study and understand each of the created things and having done so, are able to pass on to others everything to do with God’s goodnes...
As children look to their mothers Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 28 June 2019 Don’t look at what’s happening to you, but look rather to the light, Christ, just as children look to their mothers when something happens. Look at everything without anxiety, without worry, with...
What is saint? (part 1) 28 June 2019 ...
One body Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 27 June 2019 Through prayers and acts of charity for the departed, Christians demonstrate the relationship between this world and the world to come. The Church in this world and the Church in the next is one an...
A terrible evil Saint Arsenie Boca 26 June 2019 Sin is a terrible evil for those who keep it to themselves, but it’s easily cured in those prepared to get rid of it from their lives, through repentance. » Elder Arsenie Boca (of Romania)...
Apostle Bartholomew and Patriarch Bartholomew: Riches through Poverty 26 June 2019 Go, Christ directed His disciples, to proclaim the Kingdom of God. This charge is well known, but what is often less cited are Christ’s complimentary instructions: “Take nothing for the journey, neith...
How the Orthodox Church Approaches Transplants George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 26 June 2019 The Orthodox Approach It is natural that the theological approach to contemporary problems should be measured against perfection, which is the measure of Christ. But this measure, which Christians ...
A precipice Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 25 June 2019 A bad habit is a heavy burden. It grinds people down, separates them from the truth and from life. It’s a trap, a cess-pool, a precipice, it leads to destruction and perdition. » Saint Nectarios ...
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