Inspired By Silence

Our beloved Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Steubenville

One day, Theophilus of holy memory, the Bishop of Alexandria, came to Scetis. And the brothers who gathered said to Abba Pambo: "Say a word to the Bishop so that his soul may be benefited here." The old man replied: "If he is not inspired by my silence, he will not be inspired by my words either."

Sayings of the Desert Fathers

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