Quotes by Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy

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The liturgy of the Eucharist is best understood as a journey or procession. It is the journey of the Church into the dim — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
The only real fall of man is his noneucharistic life in a noneucharistic world. — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
Whether we "spiritualize" our life or "secularize" our religion, whether we invite men to a spiritual banquet or simply — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
In the radiance of His light the world is not commonplace. The very floor we stand on is a miracle of atoms whizzing abo — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
A marriage which does not constantly crucify its own selfishness and self-sufficiency, which does not ‘die to itself’ th — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is still treated with — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
There has been a rediscovery of the meaning of baptism as entrance and integration into the Church, of "ecclesiological" — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
Dost thou renounce Satan, and all his Angels, and all his works, and all his services, and all his pride?" ...The first — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy
Once more, the joyful character of the eucharistic gathering must be stressed. For the medieval emphasis on the cross, w — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy