“Welcome words of truth and to never reject criticism uncritically.”
—St. Mark the Ascetic
“Are you listening to what I’m saying, or are you just being offended?”
—Fr. Anthony Messeh
“Do not excuse yourself or refuse to be corrected by all; listen to every reproof with a serene countenance; think that God utters it.”
—St. John of the Cross
If it hurts to hear it, look for the truth in it.
—@naval
But if any one’s conscience attacks him, he himself is responsible for it, not my words.
Saint John Chrysostom, On the Vanity of Riches
HOMILY TWO
After Eutropios, having been found outside the church, was taken captive