Inspirational Quotes
Nothing can happen to us without God’s will – St. Nil Sorsky
It is no small feat to struggle against the spirit of sadness, for it can drive our spirit into perdition and despair... all things...
Elder Thaddeus – “Conquer all evil with peace and stillness”
Here on earth we are given the chance to conquer all evil with peace and stillness. We can have peace when we live in...
Nothing can be clearer or mightier than the truth (St. John Chrysostom)
Nothing can be clearer or mightier than the truth, just as nothing is weaker than falsehood, though it be shaded by ten thousand veils....
Saint Silouan the Athonite – On the Holy Spirit
By the Holy Spirit is the Lord made known. By the Holy Spirit is the Lord magnified in heaven. By the Holy Spirit do...
Saint Paisios: “I am confessing my garden”
Through confession, a person discards everything that is useless within and becomes spiritually fruitful. One day I was digging in my garden to plant...
Saint Porphyrios – The man of God will transform everything into prayer
There, in the wilderness, in the cold north wind, I was like a hunted little bird of the air. Imagine, what would a little...
Saint Sophrony the Athonite – On war and unity
Wars drag practically everyone into moral participation in the slaughter. There is no worse sin than war... Reasonable man has to become perfect after...
St. Isaac the Syrian – Suffering for the evil
On the day that you suffer on behalf of a man in any way, be it on behalf of the good or on behalf...
St. Gregory Palamas – On blaming Adam and Eve
Many people perhaps blame Adam for the way he was easily persuaded by the evil counsellor and rejected the divine commandment and through such...
Saint Silouan – The Lord calls us ‘Children’!
Great and unapprehensible is our Lord, but for our sakes He made Himself small that we might know Him and love Him, that for...