Wisdom from the Fathers

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Four Things to Do if Someone Speaks Evil Against You

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From the teachings of Abba Barsanuphius

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St. Athanasius the Great Explains Why St. John the Baptist called the Judaeans Offspring of Vipers.

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What Does the 18th Canon of Carthage Say About Clergy and Bishops Before Being Ordained?

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(Canon 18 of Carthage or according to the Greek- Canon xix.) It seemed good that before bishops, or clerics were ordained, the provisions of the...

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Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven (Matt. 5:20).

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St. Theophan the Recluse Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no...

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“And so, if you want to be fruitful, die.”

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Concerning the “Royal Path” – video

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https://youtu.be/Y5_0bFn5cXY

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I shall sooner agree to die than to apostatize in any way from the true Faith and thereby suffer torments of conscience.

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St. Maximos the Confessor

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This is a hard saying, who can hear it?

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by Reader Timothy

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Just as the Fishermen Hide the Hook in the Bait 

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-St. Isidore of Pelusium (Letter to Timothy the Reader, PG, 78:252)

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They do not want to examine things and are carried away by phantoms to which the delusion of a depraved heart willingly imparts some probability – St. Theophan the Recluse

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