“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…

“I remember in the days of my youth when, walking to church in the golden morning light, there was a breakthrough, a touch with a mysterious bliss. And all my life, deep down, has been a search for this contact,…

“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity!” Ecclesiastes 1:2 How many times have we heard this saying? I have heard it enough to know that I lack sensitivity when trying to understand its depth of meaning and wisdom. Like unknowingly placing…