What drives you?
Category: The Morning Offering
Holiness Comes Only to Those Who Struggle We should not allow an hour to pass without taking time to examine our heart, for the hour of judgement can come at any time, and we must be ready to give account to God for our life. No spiritual improvement will come
Will you abandon them when they need you most?
In Christ We Are Invited to Freely Choose to Follow Him One of the primary differences between Islam and Christianity has to do with the basic view of the nature of God. Islam teaches total surrender to a God who demands submission. There is no invitation to enter into a
“You must also learn that no matter where you work, especially if it’s in the Church, there will always be many disappointments and disenchantments, because people are people everywhere, with each one’s “plusses” and “minuses.” You need to learn to be condescending to people’s infirmities, and to always remember
The Medicine that is Free from Earth-Born “Logic” Eternity is an everlasting banquet (the Divine Liturgy) that takes place in the heavenly realm. Every time we participate in the Divine Liturgy we are transported into a place where there is neither time nor space, and participate in that very banquet.
How do eastern rite/Byzantine Roman Catholics enter the Orthodox Church? “Thank you I wanted to have a chance to get info on becoming orthodox as a byzantine catholic , I have been studying and following fast days and have a prayer rule. How long until I can be recieved into
The Miraculous Intercession of Saint Herman of Alaska The following post was sent to me by His Grace, Bishop George, at the time the Spiritual Father of our brother monastery in West Virginia. I wish to share it on this, the Feast of Saint Herman of Alaska. For all of
Seek the good. “Every man must bear the weaknesses of other men. Who is perfect? Love, endure, overlook, don’t get angry, don’t get irritated, forgive each other, so that you can imitate our Christ and deserve to be close to Him in His Kingdom. My child, avoid judging, because it
We Postpone the Day of Our Own Repentance Every aspect of our lives should be a reflection of our faith in Christ, yet we utterly fall short in living this out as a reality. We find it difficult to look closely at ourselves, and at our relationships with others. How