Daily Readings – The Early Church Fathers Quotes

“He was unsparing in his rejection of merely nominal Christianity, insistent on the need for living faith, and hard-hitting in his critique of prosperous believers who used their wealth selfishly – notably affluent women who came to church looking (he said) more like tarted-up hussies than chaste handmaids of Christ! Nor was he afraid to confront Emperors and Empresses for their shortcomings, for which he was eventually sent into exile (where he died). The very establishment that had condemned him later confessed with tears that it had been wrong to mistreat so noble a servant of Christ, and all of Constantinople thronged the streets for his official burial. Chrysostom’s practical spirituality has endeared him to Christians of all types, in all ages.”
― Nicholas R. Needham, Daily Readings – The Early Church Fathers

“Nowadays, it’s an offence even to be innocent in the eyes of the guilty; a person outrages the wicked simply by not joining in!”
― Nicholas R. Needham, Daily Readings – The Early Church Fathers