“Until the very evensong of life, hear nothing within your heart but the refrain of your own nothingness.” – Dom … More

apurifiedparadox: “We spend so much time trying to put sin to death that we don’t spend enough time striving to … More

Abstaining from the passions, let us crucify our flesh for the sake of the Lord: by our life in Christ, … More

ordocarmelitarum: And they blindfolded him, and smote his face. And they asked him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that struck … More

orthodoxgladness: Like an enormous ocean, like great rivers and valleys, may the Lord grant us so much patience. The grace … More

orthodoxgladness: Every time you can help someone, just do it and rejoice that God answers someone’s prayers through you… The … More

“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always … More

wisdomoftheholyfathers: I have done so many things against my brothers and my sisters. I have sinned against them and, most … More

“God carries each person along a different road, so that you will scarcely find two people following the same path in even half of their journey to God.”

nowhere-herenow: – St. John of the Cross God made each of us intentionally. We are made with true deliberation. Each … More

“It is only daily meditation on what God is and what we are – ‘I am He who is, you … More