Let others see in us hope for a better world Many years ago I taught in a small college, and can still remember, with great fondness, many of my students. Although I loved them all, I did have my favorites, especially those who challenged me with their inquisitive minds. These
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The Church is the Hospital of the Soul The ER for the Soul Orthodoxy offers a very precise way to enter into communion with God. It is a way that must be learned, for simply “becoming Orthodox” will not lead the seeker into an inner life that transforms and enlightens.
Because Orthodox Christianity is a communal and sacramental faith, the Church is THE essential institution Christianity is a communal faith, one that requires it’s followers to be actively involved with others. The Church’s worship is communal, and salvation itself is a corporate act, one that necessitates interaction with others. One is
The ultimate goal of ANTIFA and BLM is to dismantle Western Christian Civilization For all those individuals who have seen the mass demonstrations in the streets of Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and countless other cities across the country, and still believed we were, as the mayor of Seattle proclaimed, coming
When I started writing articles for my daily blog, “The Morning Offering”, I did so with the intent of lending spiritual support to Orthodox men and women, with special care for our youth. This photo was sent to me by a young follower of my YouTube videos, who shared a
We must struggle against anger While getting into my car in a local parking lot I overheard someone taking God’s name in vain, angry that they’d dropped something. Looking up I realized I knew the person. They were a self-declared Christian and would have been horrified had they realized I’d
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We must fortify ourselves with prayer and contrition It is by leading a life of continual contrition and uninterrupted prayer that we will conquer all the delusions that we harbor in our hearts, and firmly resolve to stay the course even unto death. We must fortify ourselves in keeping up
We must struggle to banish self-indulgence As we struggle against the passions, we must learn to be patient with the difficulties and hardships that come our way. If we are to banish self-will, we must first learn to banish self-indulgence. Any struggle for virtue must include a certain amount of
The root cause of alienation can be found in the ego The collective human condition is one of alienation from God, due to the sinful nature of us all. Every problem in the world has its roots in this state of alienation. This would include the divisions within families,