The soul requires discipline to overcome our disinclination The soul suffers from a certain blindness when it comes to itself. In our desire to be more relaxed, we allow indolence, insensitivity, and deceit to rule our soul. In our refusal to enter more deeply into Christ’s commandments and master the
The transformational power of a Faith unchanged In an age when many Christian denominations are trying to appear relevant and modern, I am finding that large numbers of people are drawn to the Ancient Faith by the beard and robe. I am constantly thanked for dressing as I do by
Abbot Tryphon reminds us that we are called to love everyone, even our enemies. (YouTube Video click above)
Man’s participation in the uncreated energies of God Our Orthodox patristic tradition holds that it is through God’s own uncreated energies that we are able to participate in His own being, light, and glory. We can not know God through our own faculties, for God is beyond human comprehension. The
Monasteries are centers for spiritual healing and intercessory prayer 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
When we live as problem centered people we miss the mark 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
We must serve as a missionary people to our communities Two Byzantine brothers, Saints Cyril and Methodius, brought Orthodox Christianity to the Slavs in the ninth century. The brilliance of Eastern Orthodox missionary outreach, as opposed to that of the Latin Church, was in the very use of the vernacular.
Abbot Tryphon addresses the importance of the Holy Virgin in the life of a Christian. ( click above for the YouTube video)
The place of the Holy Virgin in the life of a Christian The Holy Virgin is a stumbling block for many protestants looking into Orthodoxy. The idea that this woman described in the Gospels in such humble terms could be called Mother of God seems unbiblical to them. She was
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