What Does Asceticism Look Like?
One of the temptations of being an Orthodox priest and pastor is to present a view of the spiritual life and the ascetic path by which one develops his or her relationship with God in the Church as if...
View ArticleBe Bearers of Light
“If your eye is simple, then your whole body will be full of light and if your eye is wicked, then your whole body will be full of darkness.” If we translate this verse into language comprehensible for...
View ArticleAn English Speaking Community in Orthodox Georgia
Within the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church, there have been several difficulties faced by the Georgian people from nearly constant invasions and internecine wars, from the Zoroastrian Persian...
View ArticlePilgrimage to Nine Cross by English Speaking Orthodox Community of Tbilisi
Within the small nation of Orthodox Georgia, there are numerous holy sites that number in the thousands, which have accumulated since the Christianization of Georgia in the fourth century AD. In...
View ArticleNot Only What We Do But How We Do It
The word for the day is “with.” As long as the job is done, does it matter how we do it? Does our attitude make a difference? If we give a meal to someone who is hungry but do with disdain, doesn’t the...
View ArticleWhere’s The Love?
In a post on the struggles of Abbess Thaisia I wrote of a young nun’s struggle to find peace in her calling when there seemed to be no love in those around her. The following comment was left on that...
View ArticleDo We Dare Divide His Body?
In today’s epistle we hear the apostle Paul’s works to the Christians at Corinth. His warning to them is a simple one that requires our attention every so often. Often as we read the Scriptures and the...
View ArticleLove Endures When All Else Fails
The word of the day is “endures.” People these days do not value things that last. But when the trials of life come, they realize that they have taken the good things of life for granted, and what is...
View ArticleWhy Do We Call The Priest “Father”?
One of the most common questions that comes up when someone comes to the Orthodox Church, especially those who come from protestant/ non-denominational backgrounds is “Why do you call the priest...
View ArticleBecoming Coffee Drinking Christians
Imagine that you have a long-lost uncle who is wildly successful as a coffee merchant. You know almost nothing about this uncle, until he dies, and his lawyers contact you and invite you to a reading...
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