The Prince of Peace is the Victorious Conqueror Revolutions, wars of conquest, and battles between nations, are all the sad consequences of our fallen world. Death and destruction are the results of our having fallen from grace, and giving in to personal pride and arrogance, all in the face of
Putting Aside all Hypocrisy and Living for Christ How easy it is to worship with all piety and correctness while standing in a service within an Orthodox temple, yet make no effort to live Orthodoxy during the rest of our week. If we are abusive towards our spouse, abrasive with
He Was a Saint and Clairvoyant for Our Times Following my return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain of Athos, back in 1988, we were faced with mounting bills, rising rent costs, little income, and my personal desire to return to Mt. Athos to continue my monastic struggle. I
Lifeless Things Offer No Satisfaction The lifeless things of this world offer no spiritual satisfaction, yet we often sell ourselves off to things or people by giving them power over our hearts. It is easy to feel abandoned or hurt by those to whom we’ve given power. If we need
On Making a Good Confession Following His glorious Resurrection, as He appeared to His Disciples, Our Lord Jesus Christ gave the command that: “if you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained (John 20:23).” From that moment in
Fear Based Communities Use Abuse to Keep Their People in Line There are a lot of fear based communities in our world. Some are religious and some are political. All are guilty of missing the mark when it comes to the message of the Church. We Christians were not programmed
Towards a Life Transformed by Christ Saint John Chrysostom tells us that when we fail in our spiritual journey towards transformation, it is not due to “the nature of the trial, but by your own laziness”. Since we were created by God with free will, the Lord does not force
Fasting That is Pleasing to God “But as for me, when they (the demons) troubled me, I put on sackcloth. And I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer shall return to my bosom (Psalm 34:13).” Since the Apostles Fast begins this coming Monday for those of us who
Centers for Spiritual Healing Monastics are an integral part of the Church and should not be seen as independent of the Church Universal. Monks are bound by the same Gospel as other Christians and need to avail themselves to the missionary and pastoral needs of the Church, as needed. Although