"Nor may men destroy the hair of their beards, and unnaturally change the form of a man. For the law says: You shall not mar your beards....

“"Father, do not officiate tomorrow. It is very dangerous!" "Silence, silence!" "Elder, please! The situation has worsened. Every day...

“There are still reports being received from various places that infectious disease is spreading across our country, and that it is...

“Theodore of Mopsuestia (ca. 350-428) wrote a book titled Against the Defenders of Original Sin which Saint Photios the Great read and...

“While visiting us in 1903, Father John performed the consecration of our winter church, dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity. At this time...

“Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they...

"A certain Abba of the monastics, with great boldness and tears, asked God that He reveal to him some of His judgments on men: judgments...

From "The Spiritual Meadow" of St. John Moschos, followed by the insights of Patriarch Theodore Balsamon