You are a man, and yet you spit the venom of a poisonous serpent. You are a man and yet you become like a raging beast. You have been given a mouth not to wound but to heal. St. John Chrysostom

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried. G.K. Chesterton in What’s Wrong with the World

“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity” C.S. Lewis

Those who do not co-suffer with those who live in great pain are suffering from the most fatal of spiritual illnesses … Mercilessness. Elder Paisios the New of Mt Athos

The countless multitude of angels abide in the heavens, in the presence of God, fulfill God’s will and eternally glorify God. Some of them are appointed by God to humans, these are our guardian angels who protect people throughout their lives, from baptism until death, keep evil away from them and direct them to all […]

“Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.” St. Isaac The Syrian

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world. C.S. Lewis

The word accidie means etymologically, ‘lack of care‘, ie. about one’s salvation. With few exceptions, all humanity is now living in a state of accidie. People have become indifferent about their salvation. They do not seek divine life. They confine themselves to forms of life which appertain to the flesh, to everyday needs, to the […]

“The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness an blessing did my soul become.” Hudson Taylor

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, “All right, then, have it your way.” C. S. Lewis