I had eye surgery on Thursday (it went well) and can’t see well enough to write an article for today, nor post the usual material. So you’ll just have to put up with hearing my short Ancient Faith Radio podcast for the day. Love and blessings,Abbot Tryphon Click on text
Don’t react, be at peace. Each day brings on new challenges regarding the health of your soul. Those moments when a family member or coworker makes a remark that are meant to anger you, are those times you need to guard your heart. When those around you are gossiping about
A team of young men from Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (click to enlarge photo) Humankind is a Microcosm of the Whole Universe It has been said that humans are a microcosm of the whole universe because we have within ourselves the entire material world and with it all the noetic
Bob Harrison of Portland, Oregon, painted the abbot’s cabin When God Seems to Distance Himself from Us. There are those times in our lives when God seems distant, even absent from you. These are usually times when your faith seems weak and you struggle to believe God really cares for
Quarter Master Harbor on Vashon Island Give Thanks to God for Everything Whatever the circumstances in which we find ourselves, God is giving us an opportunity to gain the freedom that comes from acquiring humility. Whatever our job, which ever task we are asked to perform, whatever life places before
Living the Evangelical Life of the Gospels Monks are not necessarily holy, but by vocation are attempting to become holy. The world is constantly asking for compromised, but the monk tries to live a life that is an ancient ideal, where Christ reigns in the heart and the world is
My dear friend, Archpriest Nicholas Letten of Portand, Oregon, spent three days with us. Isolation and the Christian Life In an age when families no longer eat dinner together, children watch TV, play computer games, and text message their friends from their bedrooms. When adults can be seen walking in
What about non-Orthodox Christians? Saint Silouan the Athonite was once traveling by train with an archimandrite who was a zealot quick to correct others about the True Faith. Coming upon a group of traveling Roman Catholics, Saint Silouan’s traveling companion proceeded to tell them that they must become Orthodox because
to Love God Children Learn Love of God From Their Parents Every Orthodox parent wants their children to grow up attending Sunday Liturgies and staying active in the life of the Church throughout their lives. Yet many parents don’t demonstrate the importance of having a relationship with God in front
The Washington Orthodox Clergy Association met at the monastery on Tuesday. A New Year, a New Beginning Today we celebrate the Church New Year and with it a chance to recommit ourselves to working harder at making changes in our lives that will lead to spiritual growth. The Lord’s patience