Tag: protestant

“Despair is worse than anything – and it is blasphemy against God, as if God were incapable of saving us, … More

“I’m not a magician. I’m not a prophet. I don’t say that I saw the Mother of God, or that … More

“We must allow God to contribute through us, which means that nakedness before him must come first.” – Catherine Doherty, … More

“Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in … More

“…when I weep Christ weeps, because Christ is in me. When my tears mingle with those of Christ, then his … More

“I have never reached my father’s stature. He was absolutely illiterate – and he even used to make mistakes in … More

“When the soul is upset, reason gets clouded and cannot see properly. Only when the soul is calm does it … More

“The wisdom of the desert is that the confrontation with our own frightening nothingness forces us to surrender ourselves totally … More

“What can education do for you? Only God’s grace, only our true love, that sacrifices itself, secretly, for others, can … More

“Our brother is our life.” – St. Silouan