The following is a short list of videos from OrthodoxEthos.com. Pray, fast, give alms, and allow yourself to be slain and resurrected by our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ! https://www.youtube.com/embed/2IbO-3BX7eQ Fr. Peter Heers interviews Fr. Zechariah Lynch (theinklesspen) https://www.youtube.com/embed/b14f8BZGHEY Fr. Peter Heers interviews Fr. Josiah Trenham (Patristic Nectar Publications) https://www.youtube.com/embed/wzVuiUS6n-Y Fr. Peter Heers interviews... Continue Reading →
Playing Games in the Spiritual Life
The time for playing games in our spiritual life is long over… we throw ourselves to the left and to the right with so many distractions, careers, politics, sports, gossip, and every distraction offered to mankind, yet one thing is needful; To love God with all we are! Our entire being! If we don’t humbly... Continue Reading →
Not My Will, But Thy Will O Lord
Not my will but Thy will be done O Lord. From my youth many passions have warred against me. As flies to a rotting corpse, mine enemies have troubled me, continually gnawing at my flesh. Those who seek after my soul say unto me, “well done, well done!” But You, O Lord lift up my... Continue Reading →
Mothers Day
For some of us, Mother’s Day brings a lot of rain amongst the flowery dresses and crying babies. The stormy remembrance of expectations dashed. Maybe we are anxiously anticipating motherhood in a hostile world that finds that an oppressive vocation. Maybe our mothers weren’t up to societal standards or maybe some of our mothers died... Continue Reading →
The Revival of the Heart
“Prepare yourselves to confess the Faith, prepare yourselves for martyrdom! God’s thunder is all around us!” New Hieromartyr Nikon of Vologda.1 …The Revival of the Heart
Courage in the Face of Deceitful Compromise
“Be of good courage and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; for the Lord will do what is good in His sight” (2 Kingdom/…Courage in the Face of Deceitful Compromise
Enough is Enough, It’s Time to Revolt!
Brothers and sisters, I beg your forgiveness in that I should have written this letter a long time ago. There is “nothing new under the sun”[i] as the teacher of wisdom tells us. Nevertheless, I have felt an urgency for some time, and it seems that now is the precise time to tell you. I... Continue Reading →
The Role of Pastor in a Post-Modern World: Reflections on Pastoral Theology
The Role of Pastor in a Post-Modern World: Reflections on Pastoral Theology “According to St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain, the entire aim and goal of the spiritual life centers on the fact that man is called to ‘draw near to God and become one with Him’.[i] This union is characterized as the “zenith” of... Continue Reading →
Death to the World
A podcast to help seekers of the Truth find their way through the crags and cliffs of this world + https://deathtotheworld.com/podcast/