HOLY SILENCE

God wants you to know He will not abandon you in your sorrow. Meditate on this irmos (a miniature hymn), from Ode 6 of The Great Canon of...

When will they turn to you, O Lord? Sad. Angry. Frustrated. Alone. Our words don't matter. Our prayers do. Only because you make it so....

Why, O Lord, do they turn from you? Their eyes shut. Their ears closed. Their mouths clamoring. Teach us to be better examples. Command...

How, O Lord, do we draw closer to you? How do we teach others to grow in you? How do we fight their fear and anguish? Teach us to pray...

You are an interior being. Your body is God's temple. Your mind was made for God's wisdom, not mankind's reason. You were made to seek...

Far too often, people despise those who pray. They hate that you live your life wanting only what God wants. Occasionally, they will get...

St. John the Baptist, Prophet and Forerunner of Christ, pray for us that we too may become burning and shining lights (John 5:35). You...

When we lift up our hearts, minds, and souls to the Most Holy Spirit of God and ask to be saved from ourselves by His sanctification, He...

St. Basil, good shepherd of Cappadocia and defender of the Holy Spirit; pray for us so that we too may find intimacy with the Advocate,...

"Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed" (Luke 5:16). Do as He did. Don't wait. Reality is found in the eternal darkness....