Without Suffering We Cannot Join Ourselves to the Cross Elder Ambrose of Optina Monastery said, “We should not forget that in our age of ‘sophistication’ even little children are spiritually harmed by what they see and hear. As a result, purification is required, and this is only accomplished through bodily
Category: The Morning Offering
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If We Are To Win The Battle We Must Focus Only On Our Own Sins When we take our eyes off our own failings, shortcomings, and sins, we notice the failings of others. As the sins of others get our attention, our focus turns away from our own struggles with
The Lord has mercy. Do you?
Ethnic Purity in the Church Destroys Orthodoxy from Within We Orthodox Christians, as a whole, are guilty of abandoning our Christ directed mission of making disciples of every nation, by preserving the needs of ethnic groups (Russians, Greeks, Arabs, Serbs), often at the expense of welcoming our non-Orthodox neighbors. Although
The ticket to eternity is already in hand.
The Prayer That Can Change Your Life We all need to find that place in our life where we can connect with God in silence. That place where we close ourselves off from the business of family life, work, and friendships, and enter into that sacred space. The place where
“What religion are you? What is the purpose of religion?” @impressivehouse #AskTheAbbot
It is Easy Being a Critic, But He Will Never Know Either Defeat or Victory It is easy to be critical of another person, finding fault with what we perceive they are doing, have done, or have not done. Yet the man who points out how another man has stumbled,
The Church is a family, not a cult.