Author: Abbot Tryphon

What we put into our minds does make a difference We have become a nation obsessed with violence, and our entertainment proves it. Movies portraying extremes in violence make huge sums of money for producers, studios and actors, while polluting the minds of millions of people with sick images of

Proper preparation for the reception of Christ’s Body and Blood is imperative The Russian Orthodox Church requires anyone who desires to receive Holy Communion to have prepared themselves with confession, the Pre-Communion prayers and having abstained from food or drink from midnight on. Most of the world’s Local Orthodox Churches

The need to reunite a society divided by age There are two major populations within our society that are seeing a statistical rise in the number of suicides. At a time when a growing body of research shows that people with the most social power pay scant attention to those

I thank you all so very much! Yesterday I met with my cardiologist, Dr. Peter Demopulos (pictured), of Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, and received good news. Dr. Demopulos has given me a clean bill of health. It seems that my heart is now functioning within all the parameters of

There is no salvation outside the Body of Christ Orthodoxy is all about community. The fierce individualism found in much of what claims to be Christianity is in opposition to the Orthodox understanding of faith. The Church as the Body of Christ is where we are united in Christ, becoming

Divine energy and Divine strength transform us The inevitability of death is particularly difficult to face for most Americans, as we’ve become a people that eschew traditional funerals, preferring to “celebrate the life of our loved one, while disposing of the body, and banning any sign of death from the

The courageous men and women who serve and protect our communities With the recent deaths attributed to police shootings of unarmed black men, the nation is once again focused on what is perceived by many as overt racism within our nation’s police departments. As a priest who has served my

Racism has no place in the life of a Christian It is important to understand that genetically, all humans are of but one race. Indians, Arabs, Jews, Caucasians, Africans, and Asians, are not different races, but rather, different ethnicities of the human race. God created all humans with the same

Community: The Essential Element Christianity is a communal faith, one that requires it’s followers to be actively involved with others. The Church’s worship is communal, and salvation itself is a corporate act, one that necessitates interaction with others. One is not “saved” in a vacuum, but as part of the

True joy comes to those who live their lives in Christ We all have certain things in our lives that we feel passionate about. When I was a young man, long distance running was my passion, and nothing gave me more joy than the run. Every day was organized around