Quotes about Eastern orthodoxy

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Until you have suffered much in your heart, you cannot learn humility. — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
One must love God first, and only then can one love one's closest of kin and neighbors. We must not be idols to one anot — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God's Grace and all the me — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
We have very little faith in the Lord, very little trust. If we trusted the Lord as much as we trust a friend when we as — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
To share out your soul freely, that is what metanoia (a change of mind, or repentance)really refers to: a mental product — Christos Yannaras, Variations on the Song of Songs
Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers u — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Love is sacrifice. Love sacrifices itself for its neighbor. — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
We need repentance. You see, repentance is not only going to a priest and confessing. We must free ourselves from the ob — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Everything is defeated before love. — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
When we talk to our fellow men and they tell us about their troubles, we will listen to them carefully if we have love f — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
The Lord does not require us to wear a [cassock] — He wants us to be good and kind. — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is wh — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
One should preach not from one's rational mind but rather from the heart. Only that which is from the heart can touch an — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Where there is prayer, the fallen spirits have no power. — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the interest of fellow men. — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
Christianity has from its beginning portrayed itself as a gospel of peace, a way of reconciliation (with God, with other — David Bentley Hart
Humility is a Divine property and the perfection of the Christian life. It is attained through obedience. He who is not — Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
The ascetic remembrance of death is opposed to akedia, to anxiety, to depression, and becomes a powerful reminder of ete — Paul Evdokimov, Orthodoxy
The East is unfamiliar with those confessions, memoirs, and autobiographies so beloved in the West. There is a clear dif — Paul Evdokimov, Orthodoxy
Sometimes, late at night, the words are only whispers– Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. The quiet is kindness and gratitud — Angela Doll Carlson, Nearly Orthodox: On being a modern woman in an ancient tradition