Facing Down Our Weaknesses When we face down our own weaknesses, we can begin the process of constructing the foundation for an intimate relationship with God. Ignoring those things that keep us stuck in the quagmire that is the ego, prevents spiritual growth, and the joy of being immersed in
Author: Abbot Tryphon
I am abbot of All-Merciful Saviour Orthodox Monastery (ROCOR) on Vashon Island, WA. The island is a twenty minute ferry ride from West Seattle, and a fifteen minute crossing from Tacoma.
Surrounded by the Salish Sea, the island is some 87% undeveloped forest, with a rural population of around eleven thousand citizens. If you wish to contact me personally, you can email me at: abbottryphon@vashonmonks.com
The power to do the impossible must first begin with God within. If you can bear Him!
The Role of Repentance in Overcoming Our Weaknesses As we continue our Lenten journey, this is a time when the Church puts much emphasis on the role of repentance. We strive to go to confession more frequently during Great Lent, just as we’ve increased our level of fasting, and frequency
When we love God, we honor Him first in all things. How much more so when entering in His house of worship!
The Veil Torn Concluded the Purpose of the Old Testament In the New Testament, both in the Gospels and in the Apostolic Epistles, there are numerous passages that make clear that the Orthodox Christians and the Orthodox Church are the New Israel. St. Paul develops this quite well in a
@JosephSeewoochurn asks: father, what exactly does ‘not judging’ mean ? Does it mean ‘not knowing or saying that the person is doing something bad’ ? What does it mean exactly father ? Help me This is a bit like asking “who is my neighbor?” You should keep your focus on
There is the seen, and there is the unseen, the material and the immaterial. That which is material can be scientifically examined and experienced, the immaterial can only be seen and experienced spiritually. These are two worlds that are only seemingly at odds with one another. If you attempt to
Talmud or Torah? Synagogue or temple? True Israel is the new Israel.
The Mystery of Holy Confession Following His glorious Resurrection, as He appeared to His Disciples, Our Lord Jesus Christ gave the command that: “Whosoever’s sins you remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosoever sins you retain, they are retained.” John 20:23 From that moment in history, the Church has
The experiment on the next generation has gone horribly wrong. A man is a man. A woman is a woman. And children deserve to have both a father and a mother.