Wisdom from the Fathers

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“Star Authorities” and Orthodoxy

5 years ago trueorthodox

"Star Authorities" and Orthodoxy   Spiritual Father or "Orthodox" guru?   One of the worst sicknesses of  "Orthodox Christians" of...

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A REPLY TO ONE WELL DISPOSED TOWARDS THE LATIN CHURCH by St. Ambrose of Optina

5 years ago trueorthodox

A REPLY TO ONE WELL DISPOSED TOWARDS THE LATIN CHURCH Regarding the unjust glorying of the papists in the imaginary...

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ON ENVY by St. Ambrose of Optina

5 years ago trueorthodox

In the beginning, envy is revealed through inappropriate zeal and rivalry, and later by fervor with spite and the blaming...

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How Can a Man Teach to His Neighbor that which He Himself does not Observe

5 years ago trueorthodox

One of the Elders asked, "How can a man teach to his neighbor that which he himself does not observe?"

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What is Important is the Labor of Striving Towards God

5 years ago trueorthodox

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Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man’s renunciation of himself. St. Isaac the Syrian

5 years ago trueorthodox

Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself.  Therefore the self-denial...

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St. Theophan the Recluse on the Clearing of our Mind

5 years ago trueorthodox

St. Theophan the Recluse Sincere faith is the renunciation of your own mind. It is necessary to make your mind...

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The Strong Wind of Earthly Glory

5 years ago trueorthodox

Do not seek earthly glory in any matter, for it is extinguished for him who loves it. In its time...

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St. Isaac the Syrian Shows us the “Short Path”

5 years ago trueorthodox

If a man does not argue with the thoughts that the enemy secretly sows in us, but by prayer to...

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St. John Chrysostom Teaches us to be Thankful by Saying 3 Things

5 years ago trueorthodox

  "Would you like to learn words of thanksgiving? Hearken unto the Three Children, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have...