December 2, 2018 What Was the Fruit That Adam and Eve Ate? And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the…
November 29, 2018 How Advent and Christmas Are Losing Their Sense in the Modern World So… they’ve taken Christmas out of Christmas and put it in Advent, and they’ve taken Christ out of Advent, except it’s not really Advent…
November 27, 2018 The Problem of Our Sticky Souls “If we desire to be in good things after the death of this body, let us take every care that our soul does not…
November 25, 2018 Some Thoughts on Politics and Christian Spirituality In today’s heated political season it is important not to get distracted. Saint Paisios warns, “Now days, too much “world”–an excess of secular spirit–has entered…
November 13, 2018 Prayer Support or Why We Can Not Run from our Life and Troubles I’ve never liked running. In fact, I dreaded those fated days in gym class when we’d have to run the mile. I just knew…
November 8, 2018 What Does It Mean to Be a Good Priest? I lost my patience recently. Then, I lost my temper. These are two things that I rarely experience, and, as self-flattering as this pronouncement…
November 6, 2018 Where Are We Laying up Our Treasure? Here’s a quick quiz for you. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy…
November 1, 2018 Precentor or Choir Conductor: What’s the Difference? There is a huge difference between a precentor and a choir conductor. A real conductor doesn’t need a diploma—it’s not my own phrase but…
October 23, 2018 A Wasted Day: Three Main Symptoms The Encounter If you haven’t had an encounter with God, you might have wasted your day. We’ve got to be looking for Him…
October 17, 2018 Patriotism: What Role Does It Play for Orthodox Christians and Their Faith? We’re all for it! Patriotism is a good thing: loving, treasuring one’s homeland and people, a sense of belonging, our own way of doing…
October 16, 2018 What Is a Prophetic Dream, and What Does the Church Think about It? Sleep is a natural process, vital for every human’s body. The Book of Ecclesiastes claims that “a dream cometh through the multitude of business”…
October 15, 2018 Anatomy of the Soul. Virtues and Vices: Judgement The Gospel invites us to examine ourselves, scrutinize our own sins, and notice the beams sticking out of our own eyes. Elder Ambrose of…
