Friday, October 15, 2021

Sayings St. John Kronstadt ~ Confession and the terrible judgement-seat of Christ

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     He who is accustomed to give account of his life at confession here will not fear to give an answer at the terrible judgment-seat of C...

Sayings St. John Cassian ~ Carefully Weigh Thoughts

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     If our thoughts suggest something to us to be done we must handle it with the utmost scrupulosity. It must be placed on the scales of o...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Founding Fathers of the (Great Experiment) United States of America ~ God & Religion, Virtue and Liberty

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     No human society has ever been able to maintain both order and freedom, [and] both cohesiveness and liberty apart from the moral precep...

The Forgotten Triangle of Freedom? (Virtue-Faith-Freedom)

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  The Forgotten Triangle of Freedom? Our system of government was supposed to be more than just laws. The character of its people plays a ro...
Friday, October 8, 2021

Sayings St. John Cassian ~ Origins of our Thoughts

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  ... we should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves. ~ St. John Cassian thanks to: http://...

Sayings St. Dionysius ~ God is all that is beautiful and good

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  ...we must all offer up a hymn of praise to the God... who is 'Lord of lords' (Deut. 10:17, Ps. 136:1, I Tim. 6:15, Rev. 17:14, 19...
Monday, September 27, 2021

Sayings St. John Cassian ~ Entry and adoption of thoughts

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  It is impossible for the mind to remain undisturbed by thoughts, but anyone serious about the matter can certainly permit them entry or ...