Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“[From a letter to a spiritual son:] Come now my beloved son, if only for a day. We will speak with God and about God. Come and enjoy Him Whom you miss. Listen to the wild boulders, those secret and silent theologians, while...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“Spiritual battles must bear the stamp of honest love and humility. Only he who bears this stamp doesn’t notice the difficulties of this life, nor the villainy of satan, nor the animosity that his minions show.”~ St. Amphilo...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“My brother, don’t ask for anything in prayer except for repentance. Repentance will bring you humility, humility will bring you the grace of God, and God will uphold you in His grace and will give you whatever you need for...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“[The powers of darkness] are not fought with sweets and Turkish Delight, but with conduits of tears, with pain of the soul until death, with extreme humility and great patience, with unceasing painful prayer.”~ St. Joseph t...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“[God allows virtuous people to suffer] so that they might be purified from even the slightest traces of their passions and so that they might receive an even greater crown in Heaven. Furthermore, as He allowed His beloved S...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“I am proud of the cassock I wear and consider it more valuable and seemly than every other kind of garment, even than the royal purple robes of kings. I consider myself unworthy to dress in such a modest, honorable and holy...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“I was born to love people. It doesn’t concern me if he is a Turk, black, or white. I see in the face of each person the image of God. And for this image of God I am willing to sacrifice everything.”~ St. Amphilochios (Makri...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“The Christian who loves all people has a great reward, especially if he forgives those who do him evil. For if we don’t love our neighbor, all the good works we do will be worthless. They amount to nothing, we will be worth...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“People today are unrestrained. Laity and clergy, like unbridled horses, run to sin. They don’t take into account God, death, the Judgement, repayment—nothing… nothing. They are only interested in the material world, in the...

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter“My brother, don’t ask for anything in prayer except for repentance. Repentance will bring you humility, humility will bring you the grace of God, and God will uphold you in His grace and will give you whatever you need for...