Sayings of St. Maximos the Confessor
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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Sayings of St. Maximos the Confessor

The person who loves God cannot help loving every man as himself, even though he is grieved by the passions of those who are not yet purified. But when they amend their lives, his delight is indescribable and knows no bounds.

St. Maximus the Confessor
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Maximus the Confessor

Commemorated on January 21/February 3

Saint Maximus the Confessor was born in Constantinople around 580 and raised in a pious Christian family.

The Fear of God
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Theology

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The Fear of God

Professor Alexei Osipov

What the person with fear of God fears, how Christianity changed our concept of God, and why a thief was the first to enter paradise—Professor Alexei Ilyich Osipov discusses these questions.

Democratic Madness
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Church and State

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Democratic Madness

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Each person is his own authority. And I will add, that if every person is his own authority, then there is no authority.

On Difficulties in Christian Life
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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On Difficulties in Christian Life

Igumen Nektary (Morozov)

This is probably the first thing to which it would make sense to pay attention: As Christians and simply as adults, responsible people, we should not create hardships for ourselves artificially. Our lives are hard enough without that. Nevertheless, a person who categorically avoids whatever difficulties that may be rarely succeeds in life.