by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon No treatment of the Passion of Christ is complete, I think---certainly it is not biblical---if it leaves out the wrath of God. One would need to be blind not to observe in the Bible---both Testaments---how often God is said to be angry at man's sins, or how frequently … [Read more...]
Why You Feel Your Prayers Are Not Heard
by St. John of Kronstadt Even during prayer, man is for the greater part not the son of freedom, but the slave of necessity and duty. Look at any man you like, even at a priest. Do many of them pray with a free expanded heart, with living faith and love? During prayer there sometimes occur … [Read more...]
The Fast: Ten Beneficial Things
by Fr. Andrei Efanov Of course, abstinence is fine and good – but only if done for some purpose. Therefore, it is worth thinking not only about what one needs to give up, but more generally about what one should pay more attention to when fasting. 1. Prayer. Without any doubt, there is nothing … [Read more...]
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