http://ancientfaith.com/ My debut is set for Monday, September 5thGood morning to all of you! I apologize for being tardy with today’s blog but I had a full day off island yesterday and was too exhausted to write anything upon my return. This morning I did something I never do, I
in the Church The Abbot’s Study Refrain from a Life of Super Correct Driven by fear, there are people who leave the Church and head into schism. In Greece there are at least eighteen “Old Calendar” Orthodox churches who claim to be THE Church, not recognizing each other as canonical.
You Can Better Help Your Priest and Bishop by Understanding this One Thing My blog entry on Monday solicited numerous responses from priests, thanking me for my observations on the difficulties and temptations that come with priesthood. Parish priests feel pressures that are found in no other profession. The type
Lifeless things offer no satisfactionThe 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 affirmation
Mother of God Today the Living Ladder is Assumed into Heaven How does He, who dwells in the splendor of His glory, descend into the Virgin’s womb without leaving the bosom of the Father? How is He conceived in the flesh, and does He spontaneously suffer, and suffer unto death,
A smile can go a long wayAbout a year ago I was sitting in a Seattle coffee house, laptop open and working on correspondence. Two young college age men were sitting at a table about two feet away. One of them made a rude remark that was obviously meant for
How to create harmony out of chaos The briefness of life has become ever more evident to me since facing my recent health issues. It has not been a fearful experience for I believe with all my heart that God is there, especially when I am suffering through periods of
How to Win the Battle Life is a constant battle with the material world. If you understand the tension that takes place on the spiritual level between that which is transitory and that which is eternal, you are better prepared for this spiritual warfare. Many years ago I had totally
The Monastic Calling Priest Lake in Northern Idaho My paternal grandfather built a lakeside home during his summer vacations and weekends while I was in high school. My brother Dwayne and I spent many summer days camping in tents on that property, a newly opened area previously owned by the
Slow me down, but not yet.A young Saint Augustine is attributed to have prayed that God would slow him down, but not too soon. As many of my friends have observed over the past year, I have been driving myself at high speed. My average night of sleep has been