Father Constantinos, one of the priests in charge of coordinating the effort, when asked why Madagascar of all places replies, “It is important for a person in need to help. We have to pick one country to give to. If we have a chance to give, why not take it? The people in Madagascar are not different from us in Greece.”
Bishop Petru (Mustiata)
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 7
"If four of five colleagues in a collective are sound and one is an infectious disease (tuberculosis, cholera, etc.) carrier, then he or she must be isolated and provided with medical treatment. But, from the standpoint of non-discrimination, if the carrier of the infection does not wish to be isolated and put on medication, then he or she is regarded as a victim of discrimination, while his or her colleagues will be fined."
Fr. Stephen Freeman
Thomas More was martyred by Henry VIII in England for his refusal to approve of the king’s adulterous marriage to Anne Boleyn. Like St. John the Baptist, he preferred God’s law to man’s. He died as a lawyer and a prophet. It is a lesson worth considering.
Jesse Dominick
Rating: 9,4|Votes: 16
The path to humility is encapsulated in the advice that St. Silouan heard from God in his heart: “Keep thy mind in Hell and despair not.” Our generation especially struggles with pride and all of its trappings, and thus we have much to learn from the life of St. Silouan.
Dmitry Lapa
St. Deiniol (the Welsh from of Daniel) lived in the sixth century. He was a descendant of one Celtic ruler in Northern Britain.