By St. John Climacus of Sinai Repentance is the renewal of baptism. Repentance is a contract with God for a second life. A penitent is a buyer of humility. Repentance is constant distrust of bodily comfort... Repentance is the daughter of hope and the renunciation of despair... Repentance is … [Read more...]
A Look At The Jewish Diaspora
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon The story told in the Book of Esther is set during the Persian period, the interval of two centuries between the fall of Babylon to Cyrus in 539 B.C. and Alexander's defeat of Darius III in several battles, notably at Issus in 333 and Gaugamela in 331. During this … [Read more...]
Why Go To Church When I Can Pray At Home?
by St. John Chrysostom They say: 'We can pray at home.' Thou art deceiving thyself, O man! Of course, one can pray at home. But it is impossible to pray there as in church, where such a multitude of hearts are uplifted to God, merging into one unanimous cry. Thou wilt not be so quickly heard … [Read more...]
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