tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27139233.post4241601363794238025..comments2023-12-22T19:01:28.512-08:00Comments on Holy Nativity Orthodox Church: Where To Look For ConsolationFr. Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16981965403145920704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27139233.post-36565158535643549762013-03-24T14:36:16.417-07:002013-03-24T14:36:16.417-07:00Yes, you are right. One learns to appreciate and ...Yes, you are right. One learns to appreciate and recognize beauty. This is a large part of what education (classically) is about. In our own hearts are both heaven and hell, God and the angels, but also the demons and every perversion. This is why we must learn to attend to our hearts, to nurture what is beautiful and turn away from what is perverse.Fr. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981965403145920704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27139233.post-10412453678182996312013-03-22T14:16:24.334-07:002013-03-22T14:16:24.334-07:00Thank you, Fr. Michael. This post is so helpful a...Thank you, Fr. Michael. This post is so helpful and encouraging. Do you think you have to learn how to pay attention to the beauty inside the heart as well? Sometimes a heart can also be pretty messy. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691469684374195663noreply@blogger.com