“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things..” (Phillipians 4.8)
My Beloved in Christ, Oftentimes when we go to bed at night or get up in the morning we are checking our schedules in order to understand what our next day will hold in store for us. We check our appointments; we look at the holiday schedule; we consider where we will go for our … [Read more…]
O Holy Father, eternal God, from Whom all goodness and blessings flow, I humbly pray to Thee for the child that has been given unto me. Preserve my child/children in grace and sanctify him/her/them, that Thy Holy Name may be hallowed in him/her/them. Guide me in Thy Grace that I may bring him/her/them up for … [Read more…]
Christ is Risen! We have come through a period of fasting and self- examination, of self-denial and quiet, a period of reflection and prayer, and now we have arrived to this blessed period of Pascha when we proclaim the joy of the Resurrection of Christ. Indeed, this unique event in human history has effectively changed … [Read more…]
Saint Zosimas (April 4) was a monk at a certain Palestinian monastery on the outskirts of Caesarea. Having dwelt at the monastery since his childhood, he lived there in asceticism until he reached the age of fifty-three. Then he was disturbed by the thought that he had attained perfection, and needed no one to instruct … [Read more…]
It’s Sunday morning. The Church bulletin says that Church starts at 10:00am. It’s now 10:30am. You’re walking to the car to take yourself and the kids to Church. You’re arriving at communion. You’re embarrassed to come in that late, but you’re less embarrassed (after all, half the parish comes to Church late) than you would … [Read more…]