Category: The Morning Offering

Setting sensible priorities We all need to set sensible priorities, making sure we pay attention to our health, our family, and our spiritual life. We must not let our life be so full of work that we don’t allot time to focus on the things that bring us joy. We

The central act of worship and the core of our Orthodox Faith The Holy Eucharist, meaning thanksgiving, is a holy mystery (or sacrament) that is celebrated during the Divine Liturgy within the Orthodox Church. During this celebration, where the consecrated bread and wine, through the power of the Holy Spirit,

The whole person, both soul and body Unlike angels, who are entirely spiritual beings, God has made each of us as creatures dwelling in a material world. To be whole, we must worship God both in body and soul. This teaching is central to our Christian faith and is an

Short prayers used in personal devotion Many Church Fathers taught the use of the “arrow prayer”, deliberately short prayers for personal devotion that were easily remembered, and could communicate one’s love for God, while seeking His help. They were like arrows being shot into the air, wholeheartedly demonstrating our sincerity

When we are judged and maligned Within the life of the Church we sometimes see jealousy, envy, and slander taking center stage. The history of the Church is filled with sad occasions where brothers have heaped attacks on their brothers, with bishops conspiring against bishops, priests conspiring against priests, and

Not about a helpless baby given birth in a stable Those of us who observe the Julian Calendar have now completed the Nativity Fast, where we abstained from meat, eggs, dairy products, anger, envy and other habits, for the sake of promoting the discipline the soul. We are now joining

Let “my” will be done on earth and in heaven When we closely examine our hearts, we must see whether we are filled with a strong sense of self importance, or if we see ourselves as the least of all. If we think highly of ourselves, this sense of personal

You can better help your priest and bishop by understanding this one thing Parish priests feel pressures that are found in no other profession, yet the type of man who is generally drawn to the holy priesthood is one who is willing to take on this burden, for the sake of

Isolation and the Christian Life When people can be seen sitting in cafes with friends, while talking to someone else on a mobile phone, it is clear that we have become a people living together in isolation. Even in our spiritual lives we tend to be living in isolation. Many