“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things..” (Phillipians 4.8)
“I saw that there was no tragedy in God. Tragedy is to be found solely in the fortunes of the man whose gaze has not gone beyond the confines of this earth.” Archimandrite Sophrony The context of the above quote is a recollection of Archimandrite Sophrony from when he was a young man experiencing the … [Read more…]
“Most persons are indifferent towards their most sacred duties concerning their deceased parents, brothers and sisters, owing to their ignorance of the importance and necessity of the Church's holy memorial services… [those who pray them] are richly rewarded by God for their benevolent act for the dead, and for their prayers to God for the … [Read more…]
“For the divine scriptures are a treasury of all manner of medicines, so that whether it be needful to quench pride, to lull desire to sleep, to tread under foot the love of money, to despise pain, to inspire confidence, to gain patience, in them one may find abundant resource.” St. John Chrysostom I am … [Read more…]
“I love to pray in God’s Church, especially in the sanctuary near the altar because then I change miraculously through God’s grace; during the prayers of repentance and moments of tender emotion my soul sheds its thorns and chains of passions and I feel elated; all the fascination and charm of passions disappear; it is … [Read more…]
“When you are a Bear of very little brain, and you think of things, you find sometimes that a thing which seemed thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it.” The House At Pooh Corner This last Christmas Khourii Vanessa was given a … [Read more…]