Fr. Daniel Sisoyev
Rating: 6,5|Votes: 2
We are always in the Church only to a certain degree. Whenever this degree is great, the person is called a saint. At other times, this degree is small. At times a person holds on to the Lord only with his little figure. But we must remember that the only Judge and Appraiser is the Lord, not we. While there is still time there is hope.
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
Several new studies have revealed that Facebook makes countless people feel bad about themselves, leading to anger and hate against other people. Why? Because of envy and jealousy.
Rating: 8|Votes: 1
People often ask priests: “Why should we go to church every Sunday?” and then they begin to justify themselves. “We need our sleep, then we need to spend time with the family, do things around the house, etc. And you want us to get up and go to church. What for?”
St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Rating: 7,3|Votes: 6
According to the holy fathers, the younger son could also be an image of all fallen mankind and of every sinner. The younger son’s inheritance is God’s gifts, with which every person is endowed, especially Christians. The most supreme gifts of God are the mind and heart, and especially the grace of the Holy Spirit given to every Christian.
Fr. Dimitry Smirnov
Because the essence of Christian teaching gets through to a person with great difficulty, it is much easier to follow the route of strict instructions. This is an everyday problem for clergy and laity alike. Afraid of all kinds of responsibility and continually in doubt, a human being seeks some kind of concrete, clear instructions—what is permitted and what is forbidden.
