Everything Is Like an Ocean: On the Essential Role of the Saints By Fr. John Oliver There is a scene in The Brothers Karamazov - the novel by the 19th century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky - that features a long and thoughtful speech by the elderly monk Zossima, who is nearing the end of his [...]
The Way of the Saints by Father Thomas Hopko (1939-2015) There are certain characteristics which belong to all of the saints, whoever they were and whenever they lived. Among these characteristics are the following: Every saint is God-centered and seeks in his or her life the “one thing necessary”—to glorify God by doing [...]
Practicing Christianity, Living the Faith: Some Passages from the Letters of St. Paul The Letter to the Romans It is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous in God's sight, but the doers of the Law who will be justified. Romans 2:13 We boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces [...]
