Archpriest Andrew Phillips
Although it is difficult to be a Christian, it can never be said that it is complicated. If we look at all the philosophies and religions of the world, Christianity is by far the simplest.
Rating: 7,5|Votes: 17
Father John Sergiev breathed fresh life into Russian spirituality, making it predominantly Eucharistic. With eldership on the wane, this age-old Russian form of religious piety prophetically bequeathed by Father John of Kronstadt determined the existence of the Russian Orthodox Church for many years to come.
Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky)
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
The miraculous appearance of the icon of the Mother of God in the ninth century, during the era of iconoclastic dispute, was literally a confirmation “from above” of what had been pronounced at the Seventh Ecumenical Council on the veneration of icons.
Schema-Archimandrite Andronik (Lukash)
Rating: 7,3|Votes: 3
Preserve yourself from lies: they banish the fear of God from a person; confess all your thoughts and deeds to your [spiritual] father, and God’s help will sign itself upon you. Force yourself to do your handiwork, and the fear of God will abide in you.
Andrei Gorbachev
Rating: 10|Votes: 5
“A thousand-mile journey begins with one step,” say the Chinese. So also every passion begins with one thought, which is called prilog, or “suggestion”. This term describes a thought, but also an image, a feeling, a desire, or a state that suddenly arises in the human soul; however that is not to mean all thoughts or states, but only those aimed at separating us from God.