God’s Grace is Sufficient to Overcome the Thorns
Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in
A Truly Well-Rounded Man
“He who hears you hears Me, and he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.” The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!” And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like
St. Luke the Evangelist (Celebrated October 18) Some Wise Words from a Wise Man
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicus will tell you all about my affairs; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow
Saint John of Kronstadt: A Revolutionary Pastoral Vision
Love God’s creatures, love every leaf, every ray of God’s light. Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. —Saint John of Kronstadt, Celebrated October 20th. Saint John of Kronstadt, one of the most beloved saints of modern
Freedom from the Senses of the Body (Part 1)
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. According to the mystical theologians of Orthodoxy, man’s inner world, that is his heart, influences and is influenced by his external world, in other words, by his flesh, his body
St. Longinus the Centurion (Celebrated October 16) The Man Who Killed the Son of God Became a Saint
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” And some of the bystanders hearing it said,