The "Lie" of "Being Nice"

The "Lie" of "Being Nice"

For those of us who are making the spiritual attempt to “know ourselves”, the fact that Christ was able to read the hearts and minds of the Scribes, presents an extremely scary proposition for us doesn’t it? We tend to focus so much of our attention to our public image, because we think that this is the only part of us that can be seen, but we forget about the All-Seeing Eye of our Lord, Who intimately knows the depths and hearts of men! 

The Shining Mission of Orthodoxy in America

The Shining Mission of Orthodoxy in America

…This is exactly what the saints in North America, those great missionaries, accomplished. So how do we continue that legacy? What must we do in order to have, as you’ll hear me pray in the litany, “a good defense before the dread judgement seat of Christ”? The answer is quite simple: The easiest way to be a missionary, is to be a witness, a constant witness, a martyr for Christ.