A good and heartfelt sermon by Elder John. ˆˆ orthochristian.com/114496.html

A very interesting article on Orthodoxy in the famous Isle of Man! http://orthochristian.com/114413.html

Elder Theophil the Blind is a well known contemporary Elder from Romania who often spoke of an emphasized God’s love and mercy. This small clip of him speaking is very characteristic of his teaching. 🙂

Elder St. Porphyrios on Turning to Christ… “The soul of the Christian needs to be refined and sensitive, to have sensibility and wings, to be constantly in flight and to live in dreams, to fly through infinity, among the stars, amidst the greatness of God, amid silence. Whoever wants to become a Christian must first become a poet. That’s what it is! You must suffer. You must love and suffer — suffer for the one you love. Love makes effort for the loved one. She runs through the night; she stays awake; she stains her feet with blood in order to meet her beloved. She makes sacrifices and disregards all…

Saint Theophan the Recluse hits the nail on the head yet again.   “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. O divine, O dear, O sweetest voice of Thine! Let us all follow the Lord Who calls us! But first we must feel something difficult and burdensome for us. We must feel that we have many sins, and that these sins are grave. From this feeling is born the need to seek relief. Faith will then show us that our only refuge is in the Lord and Saviour, and our steps will direct themselves toward Him. A soul desiring to…