“Gladness is blinding to the heart and does not allow it to consider and ponder the things while sadness makes … More
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“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one – the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without … More
“A true theologian…is someone who has tasted of God directly.” – Kyriacos Markides, Inner River
“The fault this body has is that the more comfort we try to give it the more needs it discovers. … More
“Every experience leaves its imprint upon the soul.” – Marc Foley, The Ascent of Mount Carmel
“To pray is to descend with the mind into the heart, and there to stand before the face of the … More
“The prayer of the heart is a prayer that directs itself to God from the center of the person and … More
“We become as little as the things we love.” – St. John of the Cross
“Contemplation is naught else than a secret, peaceful and loving infusion from God, which, if it be permitted, enkindles the … More
“Just as strokes of soot would ruin a perfect and extraordinarily beautiful portrait, so too inordinate appetites defile and dirty … More
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