Author: Abbot Tryphon

December 25th or January 7th? Regarding the Church Calendar (also known as the Old Calendar, and the Julian Calendar), I am grateful that our monastery is part of a jurisdiction that has remained true to the Traditional Calendar. The move to the Papal Calendar was, to my mind, divisive, and

Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Please continue praying for me. I have been unable to serve this week, so Hieromonk Paul is having to do all the Nativity services. I’ve got a lot of healing to do before I’m back to normal. The atrial fibrillation is especially hard on me,

An update on the health of Abbot Tryphon Abbot Tryphon went to see his primary care physician on Wednesday, following the advice of Abbess Markella of the Monastery of the Life Giving Spring in Dunlap, CA. Father had served as the keynote speaker for the Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s annual college

I’m being admitted to the hospital for heart problems. Please pray for me.

Holiness comes only to those who struggle There is no spiritual improvement if we do not seek to please God with holiness of life. If we find good in our deeds, we must attribute it to God. If we find we’ve neglected our spiritual struggle, and acted with foolish abandon,

The Orthodox Church is a hospital for the soul Our Orthodox Church has always seen herself as a hospital for the soul, the place where her children can seek healing. It is within her walls that we find the medicine we need to make us holy (whole), and where we

Keeping unrest at bay Every day can bring about many events or problems that can make us feel unsettled. Yet if we want to keep unrest at bay, it is important that we prayerfully receive everything with the knowledge that God is watching over us, and that all will be

The Purveyor of Divine Revelation When we say that Christianity is a way of life, we are referring to the fact that the Church is the purveyor of divine revelation from our Creator. This divine revelation infuses us with a transformational power that lifts us up, changes us, and makes

Is there a place for alcohol in the life of a Christian? Although some Christians forbid alcohol, the Bible makes no demand for abstinence. The scriptures do condemn drunkenness and enslavement to wine (Ephesians 5:18; Titus 2:3), but it never says that tee-totaling is a better way to be obedient

The priest accompanies God’s people into the Kingdom Every priest who hears the confessions of his people knows that pain and suffering are a part of every persons journey to God. Some struggle with particular sins, while others suffer loneliness, or the pain of illnesses, or loss. These struggles are