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Why the West Needs the Nativity Fast
Read more: Why the West Needs the Nativity FastThe value of fasting consists not in abstinence from food, but in withdrawing from sinful practices; since he who limits his fasting only to an abstinence from meats, is one who especially disparages it. St. John Chrysostom I have a complicated relationship with the holiday season. While I still appreciate certain aspects of it, for…
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A Man of God Who Never Became The Patriarch: The Story of St. Nektarios
Read more: A Man of God Who Never Became The Patriarch: The Story of St. Nektarios“Seek the Lord daily; but seek Him within your heart, not outside of your heart. And when you find Him, stand before Him in fear and awe, just as the Cherubim and Seraphim do, because your heart has become the throne of God. In order to find the Lord, however, humble yourselves to the ground,…