Elder Paolos of Sinai The End of American Democracy? Saint Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai has been closed by the Egyptian government as a precaution, given the Muslim Brotherhood’s continued attacks on Christians. Well over one hundred churches and monasteries have been burned to the ground, since the military’s ouster
Category: The Morning Offering
Forever United with Christ The Church Fathers saw Orthodoxy as a Way of Life, rather than a religion. Although the Church has many of the same attributes as religion, this does not mean she is herself is a religious institution. Rather, she is a Hospital for the Soul, wherein we
Orthodoxy is about Christ, not Religion Orthodoxy is not a religion, but a way of life that is centered in Jesus Christ. Orthodoxy, as a way of life, has the cure to what ails us and can return us to that state of wholeness that was God’s original intent for
APPEAL FROM HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN PHILIP Beloved Hierarchs, Clergy and Faithful of our God-Protected Archdiocese: Greetings to you and your families as we begin a new ecclesiastical year. I pray you had a pleasant summer. I write to you today as our president and United States Congress contemplate military action
First signs of fall Drive out all Negative Thoughts Our thoughts really do have an impact on our world. Negative thoughts about family members or fellow employees, change our relationships. If we dislike someone at work and allow ourselves to think poorly of them, they are likely to fulfill our
It is Our Duty to Pray for Those we Know are Suffering When we first become aware that someone we know is suffering, we must begin to pray for them. We must pray with much sincerity, and with tears, knowing that our brother is being tormented, and is filled with
Unbelief: The Ultimate Sickness Humankind’s ultimate sickness, is that of unbelief. This world is the place of preparation for our life in eternity, the place where we are prepared for the Kingdom that is to come. Within this world, Our Lord Jesus Christ established a hospital in which the medicine
Planting the Seeds of Faith in the Land of My People A number of years ago, one of the young monks from our brother monastery, Holy Cross Hermitage in West Virginia, drove me for a day trip to Amish country, in Pennsylvania. While wandering around in a large hardware store
Becoming the Peacemaker,Rather than Saving Face As followers of Christ, we are called to wage peace, not war, for our Saviour has brought us the peace that passes all understanding. As His disciples, we must renounce all violence and tumult. We Christians must become peacemakers in this world, for peace
Feast of the Dormition Liturgy We Must Collaborate with God If we are to be healthy spiritually, we must cooperate with God’s divine grace. The nous, as the center of our being, refers to the noetic energy that functions in the heart of every spiritually healthy person. Only the Holy