When we be begin to recognise the true depth of our sin, we must resist despair and hear Christ's promise in the parable of The Prodigal Son.
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The Final Judgement
As we approach Lent, God calls us to reflect on The Final Judgement.
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The Most Destructive Passion
Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
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Conquering Satan's Vessels
The Lord seizes the mightiest of the Devil's vessels, and destroys his cities - St. Theophylact of Ohrid.
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What Must I Do to Enter Eternal Life?
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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