St john chrysostom

St. John Chrysostom

By St. John Chrysostom (Excerpt from Homily 11 on Ephesians) If therefore we desire to have the benefit of that Spirit which is from the Head, let us cleave one to another. For there are two kinds of separation from the body of the Church; the one, when we wax cold in love, the other, when we dare commit things unworthy of our belonging to that body; for in either way we cut ourselves off from the "fullness of Christ." But if we are appointed to build up others also, what shall not be done…

The bottom line is that there is always some aspect of our spiritual lives that we need to develop. A saint that can help us with that is St. John Chrysostom.

St. John Chrysostom on human respect.

ROME, ITALY - MARCH 9, 2016: the fresco of the Doctor of the Church St. John Chrysostom in church Chiesa di Santa Maria in Aquiro. Photo about saint, chiesa, church, symbol - 77011777

Today is the Saint of Early Church Father, Saint John Chrysostom. Pray for us, Saint John!

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By John Sanidopoulos St. John Chrysostom probably more than any other Father of the Church speaks about the "wrath of God" and "divine punishment". Most who read these passages often do so through the lenses of western medieval or reformation theology, even many Orthodox Christians, who are unable to read the depths of the spirit behind the letter. The reason for this is because, as St. Symeon the New Theologian explains, when speaking about matters of divine judgement, "the interpretation…