Do we just watch the world burn? https://www.brighteon.com/c7089e4d-fca1-44e7-a933-aed9467bbd78
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
You Can Better Help Your Priest and Bishop by Understanding this One Thing Parish priests feel pressures that are found in no other profession. The type of man that generally is drawn to the holy priesthood is one who has a heart for serving others. Bishops and priests are often
“There must be some kind of way out of here” Said the joker to the thief https://www.brighteon.com/7ced5c38-17bb-4bfb-8486-de574f3011b5
And Our Battle as Christians Against Fear 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 tonk
Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son
“Love thy God with all your heart, mind…” and secondly, “Love thy neighbor…” We live in a world bombarded with thousands of messages, some subtle and some not-so-subtle, of merchandising that impact the way we interact with others, and the way we relate to God. Much of what we glean
Stop playing the Pharisee and you can see God! https://www.brighteon.com/d367a997-4530-4c8e-a8c0-cd703aef221a
We Must Stop Being Repeat Offenders In the Mystery of Confession we avail ourselves before the analoy stand upon which the holy cross and the Gospel Book rest. The priest stands in as the witness, whereas in the early Church confession was done before the whole congregation of the faithful.
God sees beneath your pretension. https://www.brighteon.com/59fc1727-3e08-45a4-8f57-104688e1f4be
We Must Pass on the Gift of Love My father was a golf pro in Spokane, Washington, during my grade and early middle school years, and the country club was the center of our family’s social life. My brother, Dwayne, and I used to play an average of 18 to