The Forgotten Way

Your zeal should be tempered with discernment, otherwise you will consider yourself above the rules of the place where you live and greater than a soul that humbly bears its cross. 

Consider yourself your own parent, that is, hold yourself responsible for all your deeds. 

After the ByzanTEEN Youth Rally, members of the St. George Men's Group at St. Nicholas discuss courage, hope, discernment, and the role of prayer and relationships in the spiritual life.  The group also discusses modern challenges like AI and technology, emphasizing discerned use, maintaining real human relationships, and the importance of perseverance, spiritual reading, and community support for growing in faith.

Don't train yourself to expect instant gratification for your deeds.

Illness can be a source of temptation. Stumbles can be an opportunity for repentance and renewal. Spouses are called to be there through it all. 

Catechism pp. 46-47 The Last Supper

Having a spiritual character means knowing yourself and the motives for the reproofs and praises aimed at you. 

All things are possible with proper discernment, with love. Don't appear to be different than others. Always do things according to custom. 

Understanding the 4 main attacks of the enemy against women. 

We should first think about thanking the good God for being alive and for dedicating our hearts solely to Him.

The Lord Jesus whispers," Love, love gracefully, love all of mankind, love more ardently the wounded heart." 

You have to entreat God greatly to be freed from the consequences of single thoughtless word, one that might even appear to be harmless said in a moment about somebody. 

Perpetual availability can pull us out of real stability.   

Catechism pp. 45-46 Disputes on Purity and Impurity 

A thousand-fold bless is the one who loves despite being slandered. 

Sacrifice yourself for all those who seek resurrection.

We humans can attain anything beautiful on earth. Any bad thought no matter how vicious can be rejected and burned by your yearning for salvation. 

If you know there is eternity and don't do anything to mend your ways, you deserve to be locked in a mental institution. 

Christ said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." If there is no way there is no movement, if there is no truth there is no knowledge, and if there is no life there is no living.

We are at peace when we give up the idea of comfort and accept the circumstances, we find ourselves in with gratitude. 

Catechism pp. 43-45 Law of Moses and Disputes on the Sabbath 

Well, this heart does not just beat to keep the body alive, but to enable us to feel that we have to be continually in God's presence. 

I recommend a state of continuous presence, which has no obstacles, which has no historical or political moment. 

Support yourself with your own wings and the joy kindled in your heart will not cease.

The more love you showed yesterday, the more beautiful and resplendent you will be today.

I recommend watchfulness, I do not recommend ascetism, I exhort them to be continually present, in an opposition to sin and the passions.

Christ's first Gospel commandment was to repent. St. Isaac teaches us this life has been given to us for repentance. So how does this pillar of the spiritual life form our domestic monasteries? 

Catechism pp. 42-43 Jesus' Opponents

Father what counsel do you give first to Christians who desire to grow in the spiritual life? Elder Arsenie replied, "A state of true joy..."

Don't be careless! Don't let the hand stretched out to you remain empty when it asks from you or when it gives to you. 

Beggers are biblical figures. You've passed by your so easily. The savior cannot forget you when you gives alms. 

Besides you can't be sure that the one you're helping is not Christ. He stretches his hand to you, and you don't know. 

Glory to Jesus Christ. Welcome to the Forgotten Way's recording of the St. George Men's Group at St. Nicholas in Barberton, where parish men gather to discuss the role of sacred chant versus contemporary worship music and its place in family and parish prayer. Samuel, a young presenter, shares research comparing sacred and contemporary Christian music, and the group reflects on how music affects spiritual formation, home prayer rules, and attracting young people to deeper liturgical life.

What is the relation of our heart to those suffering around us? 

Why are we more attentive to the dangers that threaten our body than to the ones that threaten our soul? 

Catechism pp. 40-42 The Kingdom of Heaven 

"There is nothing more tragic in all the world than wasted pain." Venerable Fulton Sheen 

Every trial, cross, and suffering is a time to unite our will to God's and a time of grace if we keep our heart open. 

Brother don't be upset; I don't have anything, but I give you a warm handshake. 

I was looking at myself laid in the coffin, and when the coffin was lowered into the grave, I said, "It's so good to set something aside for your inner self, something that will testify for you."

My heart aches for the poor. Doesn't your heart have any compunction for them at all?

Do charity and give alms. My friend do not fear that you will become poor.

God sustains the Earth due to the Divine Liturgy that is celebrated on it.

Failure can guide you to the royal middle way.  

Catechism pp. 36-39 The Parables of Christ  - The Weeds and the Wheat (St. Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43) - The Rich Fool (St. Luke 12:13-21) - The Ten Virgins (St. Matthew 25: 1-13)

Seek to be commemorated at the Divine Liturgy. 

Confession is the sacrament that saves, not Holy Communion. 

You grow to realize that confession is the mystery that saves us. The absolution of our sins is the greatest thing we have to present for ourselves at the Last Judgement. 

Confession never ends, and you become attentive to all things. Carelessness is a grave fault that can cause a sin to be repeated. It's like washing under one armpit, which means you haven't paid heed to yourself. 

If you consider that you must make a thorough confession, you'll control yourself in all you do, and this is a way of life.