Corruption, vanity, idleness, amusement, and worry tear us away from God. They make us slaves to our earthly life. "Night comes with its...

The happiness we perceive in this life is never permanent. It fleets and it fools. It is most often dependent on the actions of others....

"By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, Joachim and Anna are freed from barrenness; Adam and Eve, from the corruption of death. And we,...