Concerning Satiation by St. Basil the Great
The grace of satiation stands at the belly, while the grace of fasting elevates the profit of the soul.
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Leave Thy Homeland!
St. Theophan the Recluse The Lord had said unto Abraham: Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee (Gen. 12:1). This is an explicit image…
On the Sunday of St. Gregory Archbishop of Thessaloniki Palamas
By Reader Timothy St Gregory Palamas, whom the Church celebrates today, the second Sunday of Lent, was heavily persecuted in his lifetime. The persecution came, as it often does, as a result of an apparently very learned individual who had…
As We Continue Great Lent, We Wish Patience to Everyone!
But patience is only gained through practicing patience. Patience shys away from those who expect it as a one-time deal. “How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” ~ William Shakespeare
Reveal Your Shame for it to be Washed
The Lord scorneth the scorners: but He giveth grace unto the lowly (Prov. 3:34). Particularly remember these words when you go to confession. Nothing like pride binds your tongue to keep it from saying, “I am a sinner.” Humble yourself…
If We Want to, We will Drive Away the Western Darkness
by St. Theophan the Recluse [Heb. 10:35-11:7; Mark 9:10-16] History flows on and, it seems, inexorably determines individual events. How many preparations there were to receive the Saviour!… At last, His closest indicator came, John, but what came of it?…
“Why aren’t you here?”
by Nursen Yildrim I was smoking in the garden of the mental hospital. Out of curiosity, I guess, I somehow found myself there. I came face-to-face with a man who behaved quite normally, and I thought he was in his…
True Wisdom from a Kindergarten Child of our Diocese
In all truth, heretics are not friends of Christ as heresy is animosity with God. However, the delightful way a child of our diocese defended our Holy Faith is truly remarkable! His nun-teacher at a Catholic school was saying, “We…
