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Laying the Foundations

“The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord”
-Proverbs 1:7

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The Poison of Envy

“For the envious man, the good fortune
of another is un-endurable…”

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The Root of All Evil

Greed is… “the man whose soul is devoted
to accumulating money and property and remains hard-hearted and untouched by the needs of others.”

– Bishop IRENAIUS

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Fr. Thomas Hopko

“Thank you Fr. Thomas for your love, patience and concern for all Christians, for your many years of preaching and teaching the Truth and for your lifelong service to the Church.
Pray for us!”

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Blessed Father Seraphim Rose

“Orthodoxy is not so much a matter of the head,
it’s something living and it’s of the heart…”

– Blessed Fr. Seraphim Rose

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Freeing Your Child from Egotism

“…even in small children we often encounter one
or other of the various forms of egotism, usually
as a result of bad upbringing.”

– Bishop IRENAIUS

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Blessed Theophylact

“…the novice should also read The Herald; that is, the explanation of the Gospel by Blessed Theophylact”

-St Ignatius Brianchaninov

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The Seeds of Evil

“It is not enough to only sow seeds of virtue…but parents must also at the same time battle with and uproot the seeds of evil”

-Bishop IRENAIUS

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55 Maxims of Christian Living (Fr Thomas Hopko)

Precious reminders for every day…

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Preventing the Growth of Sensuality

“Parents: shelter your children from this deadly
contagion by means of concern and strictness.”

-Bishop IRENAIUS

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A Canon for Strugglers

“Don’t let anyone ever take your books away from you.
But don’t mistake the reading of books for the real thing,
which is the living of Orthodoxy.”

-Fr Seraphim Rose

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Truthfulness

“People typically are offended when they are told a lie.”
-Bishop IRENAIUS