St Mary of Egypt: Charismatic Repentance
This Sunday, the fifth Sunday of the Great Fast, is the Sunday of St Mary of Egypt. During the service of the Great Canon in the fifth...
Of Nets and Ladders
The great English poet John Donne lived at the beginning of the modern era, at the turning from the medieval to our modern scientific and...
The Cross ~ The Tree of Life
This Sunday, the third of Great Lent, is the Sunday of the Cross. On Saturday evening the Cross, decorated with flowers, is brought from...
Love of God - St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Love God as he commanded you to love Him, and not as self-deluded daydreamers think they love Him. Do not fabricate raptures for...
Anathema!
This Sunday, the first of Great Lent, is the Sunday of Orthodoxy, otherwise known as the Triumph of Orthodoxy. The celebration of this...
A Spiritual Fast
Great Lent is before us! Sunday afternoon we will serve Forgiveness Vespers and Monday begins the Great Fast. The Church has always...
Before the Throne
It is, I believe, most fitting that the Church, in preparing us for Great Lent, follows the Sunday of the Prodigal Son immediately with...
Sit in Your Cell and Your Cell Will Teach You Everything
There is a story about one of the great Desert Fathers, Moses the Black: It happened that Abba Moses was struggling with the temptation...
The Fear of God
Recently I was asked a good question: “Why should we fear God if God is good?” On one hand, the question presumes a proper theology: God...
Zacchaeus: To See and To Be Seen
Every year I experience the same surprise when I realize that the coming Sunday is Zacchaeus Sunday, the first Sunday that “officially”...
