Be careful how you use the Internet Yesterday I received an email from a young man who asked why I was stooping to raising money for the monastery by allowing ads to appear with my blog, The Morning Offering. I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about, but
A Defeatist Attitude is a Prescription for Defeat As Christians we must believe that our ultimate welfare is in the hands of God and recognized that our life, although filled with many difficulties and struggles, is a journey of anticipation to the Eternal Life that is to come. Because this
Church as Hospital of the Soul Our Orthodox Faith defines sin as an illness that is in need of healing, not as a crime that requires punishment. The Church is a hospital for the soul whose therapists (priests) first sought therapy and then became the therapists. As a healing institution
Hieromonk Paul serving at the Feast of the Dormition Anger and Road Rage Banished with the Jesus Prayer The very best tool to banish anger and road rage is the recitation of the Jesus Prayer. Calling upon the Holy Name of Jesus, when under spiritual attack, is a quick way
The Importance of Regular Spiritual Reading The past few days I have addressed the issue of young Orthodox Christians and their college experience, suggesting that they must be prepared to defend their faith in a challenging, secular setting. The truth is, all of us need to be prepared to defend
Dr. Thomas Krise, President of Pacific Lutheran University Preparing for the Challenging of Your Faith My article titled, The Orthodox College Student was well received in many quarters, but I did hear from two individuals who took exception to what they perceived as a desire on my part to disallow
The Orthodox Christian College Student Our Coptic friends on Sunday afternoon The summer months are coming to a close and many young people will be facing the prospect of heading off to college, some for the very first time. A scripture passage comes to my mind as I think of
It is God Who seeks us out A child who has been adopted by loving parents knows from the outset that he is loved because he knows they chose him. He was not simply received because he was conceived and born into their midst, but was rather sought out to
It was I who was lost but have been found If we allow ourselves to belittle anyone, either because of their appearance or because of their state in life, we dismiss the truth that God can, in His Divine Providence, transform anyone into a saint. The person who seems to
Abbot Tryphon and Archpriest Basil Rhodes at Ft. Ross Do we think ourselves wiser than the Church? In an age of unbelief it can be a struggle to submit to the laws of the Church. When the society around us regards the Church’s laws and traditions unfavorably, we can easily