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Ancient Christian Wisdom“The reason [why we don‘t all become Saints] is within us. Firstly, due to our bad intent. Secondly, due to our neglect and laziness. Thirdly, due to the lack or complete absence of love for God and the things of Heaven. Fourt...

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Nov 21, 2025
☦️ Capitalism & Orthodox Christianity

Ancient Christian Wisdom“Neither should wealth impress you, nor honor, but always walk justly. Eat your bread with your honorable sweat and not through unjust means. The things you gain honorably, do not squander aimlessly. Live honorably and humbly,...

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Nov 14, 2025
☦️ Are You Truly Living in the Real World?

Ancient Christian Wisdom“Every person who insults us, wrongs us, slanders us, who wrongs us in any way, is a brother who fell into the hands of the worker of evil, the devil. When we challenge this brother we must feel great sorrow for him, sympathiz...

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Nov 07, 2025
☦️ The Forgotten Christian Secret of Beauty...

Ancient Christian Wisdom“The martyrs suffered greatly when they were tormented. They suffered in the same way as any normal person would have suffered, with the difference that they were continually united to Christ through prayer and partook of a fo...

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Oct 24, 2025
☦️ Does the Machine Want Our Soul?

Ancient Christian Wisdom “This, in practical terms is, the slow, necessary, sometimes boring work to which I suspect people in our place and time are being called: to build new things out on the margins. Not to exhaust our souls engaging in a daily w...

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Oct 17, 2025
☦️ Orthodox Christianity's Radical Secret?

Ancient Christian Wisdom"Married and unmarried priests, let us not forget that we are representatives of the gentle and humble-hearted Jesus. We were called to progress in humility and not to quarrel in the holy altar for priority of honor.”~ Elder E...

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Oct 10, 2025
☦️ The Remarkable Spiritual Purpose of Marriage...

Ancient Christian Wisdom"It is possible for happiness to exist [in marriage,] but with one presupposition: the spouses must have acquired spiritual wealth, loving God and keeping His commandments. In this way they will end up truly loving one another...

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Sep 26, 2025
☦️ Why Should We Read The Lives of the Saints?

Orthodox Wisdom Newsletter"The goal of reading is the application, in our lives, of what we read. Not to learn it by heart, but to take it to heart. Not to practice using our tongues, but to be able to receive the tongues of fire and to live the myst...

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Sep 19, 2025