HOLY SILENCE

St. Gregory of Nyssa is the father of mystical theology. He was born in 330 as the younger brother of St. Basil and St. Macrina; spent...

St. Anthony the Great (ca. 251–356) is the father of all monks. While he was neither the first monk nor the author of a rule for monks,...

Living the Christian faith comes down to these three ways of life: prayer, humility, and obedience. No matter who you are or where you...

If someone asked – what kind of person are you – what would you respond? Would you say you are law-abiding and hard-working? Would you...

Sacred Scripture reveals that not only are we called to communicate with God in prayer, but also that there is meaning in praying certain...

As I continually read, watch, and listen to the multitudinous stories of the atrocities committed against Christians around the world...

"A certain brother by the name of John came from the coastal country to the holy and great father Philemon, and clasping his feet, said...

Hesychasm encourages the use of the Jesus Prayer in combination with a series of physical and mental techniques to silence the mind and...

Western Christianity seems to have acculturated to the noisy, busy behavior of the wider secular culture such that well-meaning...

Man was created in the image of God, but through sin, denial and a lack of knowledge he no longer understands and believes that he is a...