The Ancient Path Quotes

“it is possible for us to turn our backs on His mercy, and so make ourselves incapable of experiencing it. This is the terrible fire of Judgement Day, not the hateful anger of God, but the reality of infinite love that has been rejected.”
― Father Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“Learn to love humility, for it will cover all your sins. All sins are repulsive before God, but the most repulsive of all is pride of the heart. - Saint Anthony the Great.”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“Some think the Old Testament is stricter than the New, but they judge wrongly, they are fooling themselves. The old law did not punish the desire to hold onto wealth, it punished theft. But now the rich man is not condemned for taking the property of others: rather he is condemned for not giving his own property. - Saint Gregory the Great.”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“It was the ground that God cursed, not Adam. And He cursed the serpent and the fire was prepared for the devil and his legions, not for mankind. - Saint Irenaeus.”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“The promise of a happy life free from discomfort is dangled before us and from every angle voices scream at us to chase it. Psychologists talk about self-realisation and self-esteem. Politics champions materialistic values and realigns our moral system as it calls us to select a side. Movies and television by-pass our rational objections and draw us into making emotional responses to characters and stories that are feeding us this same world view.”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“Let us not, who would be Christians, expect anything else than to be crucified. For to be Christian is to be crucified, in this time and in any time; Christ’s life is the example – and warning – to us all. We must be crucified personally, mystically; for through crucifixion is the only path to resurrection. Suffering is the reality of the human condition and the beginning of true spiritual life. - The Monk Seraphim Rose.”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“In 1988 a monk from Mount Athos gave me some good advice. “When you are reading” he said, “and you find yourself inspired by a phrase or paragraph, write it down. That way you will always have a source of inspiration whenever you need it.”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“You and I were created for a purpose far greater than to lie stretched out in front of a fire sleeping the day away. It is true that we have a physical existence every much a part of who we are as is our spiritual existence: we are being redeemed both in body and soul. But we are more than animals and we are called to live as such.   The”
― Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path

“The bread you do not use is the bread of the hungry. The garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of the person who is naked. The shoes you do not wear are the shoes of one who is barefoot. The money you keep locked away is the money of the poor. The acts of charity you do not perform are the injustices you commit. - Saint Basil the Great.”
― Father Spyridon Bailey, The Ancient Path