Author: Abbot Tryphon

The Saints: Models for our Lives Our Orthodox Christian life is not designed to be invented as we go, for by the very nature of the Church we are instructed to use as our model of living, the lives of the saints that have gone on before us. Their lives

The Gifts of the Lord Abound If we are attentive to all the Lord does for us, we will endure those times when our prayers seem to go unanswered. That God is not always giving us just what we think we need, in no way means he does not hear

It Is Within The Boundaries Of The Church That Even The Weakest Of Sinners Can Become Holy During each and every celebration of the Divine Liturgy, we, as the people of God, recite the Nicene Creed. This ancient declaration is the very core of our common faith, and connects us

Clericalism Has Nothing To Do With Christianity This world cannot well afford the remnant of Christianity to continue living the bad example of privilege, power and wealth, while witnessing the slaughter of innocent Christians in the Middle East, the mass turning away from Christ in the West, and the masses

Death and Eternal Life With both hips going out, together with heart issues, I am fully aware that my days are numbered. I don’t know the source of this description of death, but do want to share it with all of my readers. “A ship sails, and I stand watching,

We Must Be Christ-bearers in the World The very moment faith enters the soul is that moment when we turn toward God in repentance and recognize we can not live without Him. As we grow in our faith we come to realize we must remain in a continual state of

A Contemporary Christian Man in an Ancient Church As a modern, educated man, I have a rather broad interest in the arts, music, poetry, literature and history. My father was a golf pro and my mother was a professional church pipe organist and piano teacher. My maternal grandmother played honky