“We live a long time on this earth and we love the beauty of the earth: the sky and the sun, gardens, sea and river, forest and meadow, music too, and all the beauties of the world. But when the…

“If we have true love with sympathy and patient labor, we shall not go about scrutinizing our neighbor’s shortcomings.” St. Dorotheos of Gaza True love? It’s probably easier to define true love by what it is not rather than by…

The Nativity and Epiphany: The fullness of celebrating By Father Nicholas Speier In approaching the Christmas Feast and celebrating the beginning of the New Year (2009) we recall that the historic Christian center of this time of year is Epiphany…

A Christmas Homily (excerpt) by St. Gregory of Nazianzus (+380) Christ is born, glorify Him. Christ from heaven, go out to meet Him. Christ on earth, be exalted. Sing to the Lord all the whole earth; and that I may…

“The grace of the Holy Spirit makes every good Christian a temple of God's worship, daily work can be done prayerfully and some occupations leave the mind free for direct prayer. It does not matter where or when it is,…