“Shall we say: ‘Since it is lawful for an archbishop together with his associates to do as he pleases, let him be for the duration of his archbishopric a new Evangelist, another Apostle, a different Law-giver?’ Certainly not. For we have an injunction from the Apostle himself: If anyone preaches
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
None Can Be Saved Without Compassion For Others We must not be so self-consumed as to have no compassion for others. Saint Basil tells us that a man who has two coats or two pair of shoes, when his neighbor has none, is a thief. In the Holy Scriptures we
“As a fish cannot swim without water, and as a bird cannot fly without air, so a Christian cannot advance a single step without Christ.” – Saint Gregory the Theologian https://www.brighteon.com/18fb8f95-3528-4527-af63-ae9a364b6bba
Only Lives Transformed Impart the Faith That our Orthodox Church possesses the totality of Apostolic Truth is a given, yet if in our weakness as believers the obviousness of that Truth is invisible to others, we will have betrayed that Truth. If in our weakness we fail to be an
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Shrugging off Religion and Replacing it with Nothing According to Professor Mark Silk of Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., “The real dirty little secret of religiosity in America is that there are so many people for whom spiritual interest, thinking about ultimate questions, is minimal,” Increasing numbers of people are
“Do we prepare at all? Not in a bunker..but gardening and canning to help others if famine does happen?” @freebirdfarm4423 https://www.brighteon.com/95a26ca6-ff8f-4d91-a283-e778ce36fbe7
The Best Way to Impart Criticism “Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” Frank A. Clark, writer (1911-). When offering someone criticism it is important that we do so with kindness. Studies have shown that to counter one negative comment it
Despair is a lie. Do something! WATCH THE FULLY HOMILY HERE: https://youtu.be/cOMwpgyMAWk https://www.brighteon.com/1d1feefd-704d-4704-9dbb-e821638e7471
Religious Liberty: The Litmus Test for all Human Rights Freedom of religion has always been the hallmark of our American way of life. Our Founding Fathers migrated to the shores of the New World primarily to seek religious freedom, fleeing as they were the religious persecution they suffered in England.