On Private Prayer
Friends, the following are a few words from St John of Kronstadt’s well-known My Life in Christ on private prayer. As many of us struggle...
“The Russian Monk”
Friends, the following excerpt is from the novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky, from a section titled “The Russian Monk”...
Fasting as Positive Preparation
Friends, as a preparation for the Nativity Fast which begins this Thursday, I wanted to share this beautiful prayer with you. It is from...
Archangel Michael and All the Bodiless Powers
Friends, on Thursday of this week we will celebrate the feast of the Archangel Michael and all the bodiless powers. Here is a portion of...
Bearing Christ & His Image
One of the stories we read in the book group earlier this fall was titled “Parker’s Back” by Flannery O’Connor. The main character in the...
The Roots of Christian Mysticism Part 2
Friends, the following is an excerpt from a book titled The Roots of Christian Mysticism by Olivier Clément. This book was very helpful...
The Roots of Christian Mysticism
Friends, the following is an excerpt from a book titled The Roots of Christian Mysticism by Olivier Clément. This book was very helpful...
Spiritual Life
Friends, the following is a short excerpt from a talk given by Elder Aimilianos, one of the great elders of our time, titled simply...
Marriage and Its Problems…
Friends, the following is from a book titled “Marriage and Its Problems…” by Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos). -Fr John There was a young...
Prayer and Holiness
Friends, the following is from a series of talks gathered under the title Prayer and Holiness by a modern Romanian Orthodox theologian,...
