Disappointments Are Meaningless With Peace Of Heart We often find ourselves disappointed in life. The job we really wanted is given to another person. An associate at work didn’t invite us to the dinner party, yet invited a coworker and his wife. A person we’d love to have as a
Do your children belong to you or to the state?
God’s House Is Entered With Awe And Fear We must practice reverence in the temple, whether during services or when we step into the church to light a candle and venerate the holy icons. The temple is the place set apart for the worship of the Holy Trinity and is
The Christ Centered Family Any good parent knows that he must love all his children equally. No favoritism should be displayed when raising children if we want them to know they are loved. Troubled children often get more attention from loving parents because mom and dad know this child is
Seek out a space for solitude.
Our True Vocation When we work on strengthening our relationship with God, our love increases for all those around us. By deepening our faith we diminish the estrangement between ourselves and others, while increasing the bond between ourselves and God. This is our true vocation, that we decrease while Christ
Seeking out Healing in the Life of the Church Orthodoxy offers a very precise way in which 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 will transform, and enlighten. Membership
I am a work in progress, and so are you.
Avoiding Hypocrisy In Our Journey To God It is very easy to live our lives in hypocrisy if we are not mindful of the pitfalls of the spiritual life. We can become Pharisees without even noticing, if we let our Christianity be artificially lived. Living our lives as though we
Not my will, but Thy will be done.