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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...

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...

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...

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/

This World is Not Our Home

“Many lose their true home because they have greater love for the road that leads them there. Let us not love the road rather than our home, in case …This World is Not Our Home

The Downward Spiral of Society and You

There is something that has been on my mind the last week. This is not meant to scare anyone or bring a spirit of fear, but rather to help and encourage you. I want to encourage you all to be more aware, situationally, in transitional spaces, when out an about, shopping, running errands, etc. As...

For What Does the World Have to do With the Church?

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen +     Many Orthodox Christians around the world, some of whom I know personally, whether on social media or in-person have decided they want to use science and rationale when it comes to the Holy Tradition of the Church. They...