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“It is not possible for God to reach dead ends, to become checkmated.” -Kyriacos Markides, The Mountain of Silence

“I had never fully loved until I had suffered in the longing for my Beloved.”

“A desire that causes us to lose peace, even if the thing desired is excellent in itself, is not of … More

“Virginity is really the whole offering of soul and body to be consumed in the fire of love and changed … More

“When you discipline the mind to start being preoccupied with God from the moment you wake up, your day will … More

“All things were given to me from the moment when I no longer sought them.” – St. John of the … More

“No one can be so recollected, so tranquil, that he can be a contemplative in the world, a contemplative of … More

“Spiritual knowledge by itself does not lead us to God.” – Kyriacos Markides, The Mountain of Silence

“All the reasons that cause us to lose our sense of peace are bad reasons.” – Jacques Philippe, Searching For … More

“The sharper the capacity for sorrow and joy, the greater the hallowing; the subtler the delicacy of the daily life, … More