orthodoxgladness: Strive to be better than yesterday, and not better than others. Once we enter the competition against others the … More

littleflowerofchrist: “Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever, and take care of your soul … More

Let us thank Him

simplyorthodox: Without winter there would be no spring, and without spring there would be no summer. So it is also … More

There was a hermit who was often ill. But one year he did not fall ill and he was very … More

salt-and-corn: “You can’t please everyone all the time. Jesus did the will of God perfectly, and ended up with only … More

wisdomoftheholyfathers: Why do we pray at all? If God is omniscient then He doesn’t need for us to tell him … More

gaze-on-jesus: Sometimes we need to take a long walk through a forest, whether it be decorated with new growth and … More

orthodoxgladness: The main thing in our Orthodox faith is not the golden domes and carved iconostasis, but the creation of … More

There is an utter necessity for giving up all things, taking up the cross and following Christ. Everything else is … More