Mercy

Aug 22, 20231 min read

Disappointing People

I am human. I sin. I disappoint people. And I hate that reality. I am human. I live. I fail me. And I hate that reality. I am human. I...

Aug 15, 20231 min read

She Who is Constant in Prayer

Oh, how the Apostles must have cried! When she, whose soul magnified the Lord, tasted death. Oh, how the Apostles must have been stunned!...

Apr 9, 20231 min read

Loved Like Lazarus

When you were ill, Lazarus, Jesus said it would not end you. He transformed your misery, So the Glory of God could be revealed. Pray that...

Feb 19, 20231 min read

Homily: Mercy and Peace

Fr. Thomas' homily exhorts God's people to seek healing and spiritual growth, beseeching mercy and peace from God and granting the same...

Jan 30, 20231 min read

Release Their Pain

With eyes closed, Hands clasped, and On bended knee It rushes over me... The pain of others Reaching out For love and Forgiveness. How am...

Oct 23, 20211 min read

Paths of Dark and Light

Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...

May 23, 20211 min read

The Inexhaustible Cup

With head bowed, Back bent, and tired feet, I crawl to you on hands and knees. With eyes swollen, Parched mouth, and Prayer rope in hand,...

Jul 6, 20204 min read

Turn and Live

"1. Blessed Abba Paul the Simple, the disciple of Abba Anthony, told the Fathers that which follows: "One day he went to a monastery to...

Mar 28, 20201 min read

A Prayer During Devastating Pestilence

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia approved texts of prayerful supplications in view of the threat of the spreading...

Mar 27, 20201 min read

A Prayer for the Sick

You can help during this Covid-19 Pandemic. Pray for those who are sick and suffering. Here's a short and effective prayer you can use....

HOLY SILENCE