It is divine to love those who hate. It is diabolical to hate and insult those who love. It is human to love those who love, to hate those who hate. But - "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your…
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Tag: The Diary of a Russian Priest
Elchaninov: God’s Will is in the Present Moment
Our continual mistake is that we do not concentrate upon the present day, the actual hour, of our life; we live in the past or the future; we are continually expecting the coming of some special moment when our life…
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Strengthening our Life in the Church
Our spiritual health and growth, like our physical health and growth, depend on daily exercise. The church often refers to this exercise as ascesis. Ascesis involves commitment, practice, and the remembrance of what is important. True ascesis becomes a way…
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The Freedom of Self-Denial
One of the traditional Lenten practices is self-denial. Often this leaves us asking the question, "What should I give up for Lent?" The answers vary - candy, bread, wine, shopping, blogging.... We endure for God's sake forty days of self-denial.…
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Interrupting the Silence 