When an American Company becomes the Evil Empire Like many Americans, I was angered to hear Walmart had made the decision to start their Black Friday sale early, moving it into the evening of Thanksgiving. This decision has deprived employees of one of the few national holidays that bring family
Category: The Morning Offering
It has become the practice in America for many Orthodox Christians to gather in our temples for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on Thanksgiving Day, for what better way to give thanks to God than to celebrate the service whose very word (Eucharist) means thanksgiving. As we gather together
The only way we can acquire peace of soul is by giving ourselves over to the Divine Will of God. Through meekness and humility our hearts are restored to the state God intended, and we enter into His Kingdom. Love in Christ, Abbot Tryphon Next Saturday: The Planting of a
When Church Attendance is Merely a Habit Church attendance means nothing if we remain unrepentant. Metropolitan Anthony Bloom said, “The Church has a glorious aspect and a tragic one. Each one of us bears the aspect of the Church’s infirmity. We are within the Church and yet we are on
Divine-Human Oneness Sobornost is a word that means spiritual harmony based on freedom and unity in love. It is a necessary component in our membership within the Body of Christ, for if we are not bound together in love, our freedom becomes our enemy, separating us from others, and, ultimately
The Judgement As word of the assault spread across the island, we were inundated with offers of help. One contractor had one of his carpenters construct a new cross. A couple bought us a new gate, and an island lumber company donated new posts for the gate, and even had
The Desecration Father Paul arrived in our old pickup truck just in time to see me being knocked to the ground. Dialing 911, he described the assault taking place, and two King County Sheriff’s patrol cars were dispatched to the monastery. The owner of the property, after desecrating the holy
The River of Fire:“an all-consuming fire and an illuminating light” Upon Christ’s Second Coming, everyone who has ever lived will see Him in His uncreated light, forever. For “those who worked good deeds in their lifetime will go towards the resurrection of life, while those who worked evil in their
PLU Norwegian students, Martin and Ove Taking Orthodoxy to the Campus Anyone who knows me is aware of my passion for missionary work. My blog, The Morning Offering, was began as a both a pastoral and missionary tool. As well, I have used facebook, with over 5,000 “friends” on my
Seeking out the Good Part Seeking out knowledge of the truth must be for us the goal of every day and hour. We must free ourselves of all vain concerns and drive out anything that causes us to forget the goal, remembering that Jesus said to Martha, “you are worried