Thanks for your prayers! Thanks to all your prayers I was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. After seven days in Swedish Cherry Hill Medical Center’s Cardiac Unit, I give thanks that I am doing well, and that my doctor gave the green light for this trip. Hoping to see
After receiving some heavy duty treatment last Wednesday with a new drug and electro-cardioversion, that required hospitalization, the hope was that the heart would revert back into a normal rhythm so I would recover my full strength and stamina.The treatment was a success on the first try. But due to
My heart went back into AFib in the early hours. My cardiologist, Dr. Peter Demopulos, is planning another cardioversion this morning. Please pray for me. Now entering day six in the hospital. I’m scheduled to fly to the East Coast for a series of talks at Michigan State University, and
After receiving a new medication and an electric shock to the heart, the heart has returned to its normal rhythm. However during the observation afterwards, I had symptoms of shortness of breath and feeling unwell. And water was collecting in my lungs. Tests showed that my normal heart’s pumping power had
I’m going to be in the hospital for the next two or three days, so will not be posting on my blog or Facebook page. Nor will I be recording my podcasts. Please keep this poor excuse for a monk in your holy prayers. If all goes well, I should
Transformation through the Lenten Journey The Byzantine Court was filled with sycophants, busying themselves with building alliances that would help them rise in status and influence. During the thousand years of the empire a few emperors were tricked into believing these sycophants were truly their friends and could be trusted,
Let us embrace the Lenten Fast As we begin the Great and Holy Fast let us remember that our soul is immortal, and care must be given to ensure its health. Our bodies will die, yet we often give more attention to the health of our bodies than we do
God never washes His hands of us God never washes His hands of us. We may disappoint Him every day, but His love is without measure, and He responds with His saving Grace and Mercy. The Church, as the hospital of the soul, is the very institution founded by Our
Short prayers used in personal devotion Many Church Fathers taught the use of the “arrow prayer”, deliberately short prayers for personal devotion that were easily remembered, and could communicate one’s love for God, while seeking His help. They were like arrows being shot into the air, wholeheartedly demonstrating our sincerity
The therapeutic medicine that is found within the Church As we begin the Lenten Journey, it would be good for us to consider the use of a “prayer rule.” This “rule” is of critical importance, for it will help us develop the discipline we need to progress spiritually. It is