On Music

18 August 2025

 

I am not satisfied with him who despises music, as all fanatics do; for music is an endowment and a gift of God, not a gift of men. It also drives away the devil and makes people cheerful; one forgets all anger, unchasteness, pride, and other vices. I place music next to theology and give it the highest praise.

 

        Martin Luther 

On Our Hearts

17 August 2025

 

If we want, Christian, to have our heart filled with divine love we must first empty them of the love of this world, its frivolous and sinful customs and then turn our hearts to the one God, our only good and happiness.

 

        Saint Tikhon

Genuine Saints

16 August 2025

 

He who believes himself to be a saint is a fool. Genuine saints always look upon themselves as the worst sinners.

 

         Saint John Bosco

Unashamed of the Cross

10 August 2025

 

Be not, then, ashamed of the cross, in order that Jesus Christ be not ashamed of you, when He will come, clothed in the Majesty of His glory, accompanied by this sign of our redemption, which will then shine more brilliant than the sun. Engrave it in your heart, lovingly embrace that which procured the salvation of our souls; for it is the cross which has saved and converted all the world — it is that which has banished heresy and unbelief, which has reestablished truth, which has made a heaven on earth, and which has transformed men into angels. It is by means of the cross that the devils have ceased to appear formidable, and are now only to be despised. . . it is through the cross, that all our enemies have been conquered.

 

        Saint John Chrysostom

On Baptism

8 August 2025

 

Baptism is not one isolated moment in infancy, but it is the very reality in which we are now living and in which we will die. When Luther was afflicted by sin, he would not cry out, “I was baptized,” but “I am baptized.” Our services begin with “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” only because we are baptized. Baptism creates the church and baptism is the reality in which the church lives. Where there is no baptism there is no church and there are no Christians. Anyone who relies on faith for salvation is relying on something that is weak, something that often stumbles and is filled with doubts. Baptism, on the other hand, is absolutely certain, because it depends on God and not us. We see only water, but it is God who is in the water and who baptizes. Wherever God is, there He is forgiving us.

 

       David. P. Scaer

Repentance is God Loving

6 August 2025

 

There are two ways of knowing how good and loving God is. One is by never losing Him, through the preservation of innocence, and the other is by finding Him after one has lost Him. Repentance is not self-regarding, but God-regarding. It is not self-loathing, but God-loving.

 

        Blessed Fulton Sheen

Going to Church

4 August 2025

 

If you've come to church to find holy people, you've made a mistake. If you came to find God, you chose correctly.

 

       St. John Chrysostom