6th-century Byzantine church discovered atop Roman hospital in ancient Kaunos orthochristian.com/173257.html The discovery was made in the archaic fortification monastery zone of Kaunos, located in Muğla Province’s Köyceğiz district.

"The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience." - St. Anthony the Great

"Know that the actions of grace are manifest and the demon, in spite of his transformations (Into angels of light), cannot reproduce them: namely meekness, friendliness, humility, hatred of the world, cuttion off passions and lusts which are the effects of grace"

This is very hard for those of us who come from the west, who wrestle out of the idea that being and doing make it a works based salvation. We must not just be dogmatically Orthodox but carry the witness of being orthodox through the defeat of the passions and a humble spirit.

If you die before you die, you won't die when you die. The anti-christ Spirit of the Western world cannot contend with the humble soul of the monk and self-denial.

Lord Have Mercy!

This satanic ritual must be stopped

In all things may we glorify Christ.

Let the enemies of God flee before His face like smoke, and may He preserve the commonwealth of Christians.

I mean Hindus and Christians worship basically the same God...right?

Heroes exist

So our auxiliary building was filled to the absolute brim tonight for the catechism class after vespers. This pic is during a visit of a myrrh streaming icon, but I would say it was even more full tonight of catechumens. No one can stop what's coming. We need more priests.

The feeling and vibe you get from his parents is true grief. However why are they always staying AWAY from Erika?

When I spoke to Mother Markela, who I believe is a saint in this life, I felt a fire burning deep in my soul unlike anything I have ever felt. It was as if she kindled my nous. Find the hidden Holy Ones in this age.

Dogma is beautiful. We do not conform to modernity, but we save it through the dogma of the church, by the Spirit in Christ. Being open-minded is not a Christian virtue. "If Christians are persuaded to throw out or (what is tactically more clever) to alter their dogma to suit

Most Holy Theotokos save us.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and save us.