July 10, 2019 Becoming an Orthodox Monk: Tips for Beginners Why do people now go to monasteries not from an impoverished life but from a life of comfort, how to find the right monastery,…
May 1, 2018 Developing a Proper Understanding of Monastic Life “They wandered about in sheepkins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented – of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and…
March 2, 2018 A List of the Monastic Fathers of the Near Kiev Caves There are two Canons to the Monastic Fathers of the Near Caves. The first was compiled by the hieromonk Meletius the Orphan (inscribed in…
November 29, 2017 Why I Love Orthodox Christian Monasticism I went to Greece almost every summer during my child and teenage years and, without fail, would visit various monasteries during my stays. …
November 14, 2017 The Geographic Spread of Orthodox Christian Monasticism Today monastic life has spread over the whole world; but many years of effort were needed to achieve this. The movement began, as we…