“One great characteristic of holiness, is never to be exacting—never to complain. Each complaint drags us down a degree, in our upward course. By complaining, I do not mean the simple imparting of our troubles to others. Complaint savors always…
“For a true Christian, death is but a sleep until the day of resurrection, or a birth into a new life. And in solemnizing every week the resurrection of Christ, and with it our own resurrection from the dead, let…
“He learned to know the art of right living in two worlds at the same time.” St. Nikolai Velimirovic on the Life of St. Sava of Serbia What is this “art of right living in two worlds at the same…
“You should not wait until you are cleansed of wandering thoughts before you desire to pray. If you only begin on prayer when you see that your mind has become perfect and raised above all recollection of the world, then…
The Nativity and Epiphany: The fullness of celebrating the coming of our Lord By Father Nicholas Speier In approaching the Christmas Feast and celebrating the beginning of the New Year (2006) we recall that the historic Christian center of this…
