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Obedience in marriage is discernment and love — St John Chrysostom

22 May 2018 By Andrew Leave a Comment

When we speak of the wife obeying the husband, we normally think of obedience in military or political terms: the husband giving orders and the wife obeying them. But while this type of obedience may be appropriate in the army, it is ridiculous in the intimate relationship of marriage. The obedient wife does not wait for orders. Rather, she tries to discern her husband’s needs and feelings, and responds in love. When she sees her… [ read more ]

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Do not be ashamed when you repent: it is a medicine for sin – St John Chrysostom

25 July 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

Do not be ashamed to enter again into the Church. Be ashamed when you sin. Do not be ashamed when you repent. Pay attention to what the devil did to you. These are two things: sin and repentance. Sin is a wound; repentance is a medicine. Just as there are for the body wounds and medicines, so for the soul are sins and repentance. However, sin has the shame and repentance possesses the courage.

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The mark of a king is to die for his subjects – St John Chrysostom

3 April 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

I call Christ ‘King’ precisely because I see Him crucified. For it is the mark of a king to die for the sake of his subjects.

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