Tag archive for ‘compassion’

Don’t go to church

Don’t go to church

Several weeks ago I sat in a room full of pastors from downtown churches in a forum called by the Raleigh Police Department. Ostensibly, it was to talk about how faith communities can properly secure their premises. The gist of the presentation was about church security – having your facilities well lit, etc. And then, they started talking about the homeless…

When you are wronged

When you are wronged

Elder Porphyrios said: Our aim is not to condemn evil, but to correct it. A man can be lost through condemnation, but through understanding and help he will be saved. We must treat the sinner with love and respect his freedom.

Saint Silouan the Athonite

Saint Silouan the Athonite

Saint Silouan was born Simeon Ivanovich Antonov in 1866…