“For Godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 A nation grieves. What does this mean? We can barely understand the grief of a single individual who…

“Mirrors are everywhere, nobody ignores them. Toddlers play peekaboo with themselves, teenagers probe for blemishes or incessantly comb their hair, the middle-aged measure their stomach overflow or search for gray hair and wrinkles. All these [and more] are reflected dutifully…

“As one who was once in darkness suddenly sees the sun and is illumined in the vision of his body, seeing what he had not seen clearly before, so one found worthy by the Holy Spirit is illumined in soul…

“In times past, when heresies prevailed, many chose death through martyrdom and various tortures. Now, when we through the grace of Christ live in a time of profound and perfect peace, we learn for sure that the cross and death…

“As painful as it was to be abandoned by men at the threshold of death, it would be still more painful to be abandoned by God.” On the conversion of the Wise Thief, St. John Maximovich It is beautiful how…