#Sacrifice

Oct 21, 20191 min read

Remember Death or Die Spiritually

"Our mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget...

Aug 28, 20192 min read

Whom Do You Magnify?

When people meet you, do they see a profession; a social status; a nationality; an income bracket; an age; an education? Or, do they...

Jun 24, 20194 min read

Third Kneeling Prayer of Pentecost

This is a vocal prayer read in the context of Vespers at Pentecost in anticipation of the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Along with the...

Feb 19, 20191 min read

Fix Your Gaze

Thieves, one and all. Repentant? Unrepentant? I choose to fix my gaze. The cross is steady while the world is turning. Stat crux dum...

Feb 14, 20191 min read

Where, O Lord?

Where will they find you, O Lord? With their money? By their status? Through their opinions? In their power? The illusiveness of life....

Feb 12, 20191 min read

When, O Lord?

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....

Feb 9, 20191 min read

Why, O Lord?

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

Nov 30, 20181 min read

Why We Fast

"We fast and offer our bodies as a sacrifice; the outward form of this is bearing fatigue, but its essence is the intentional acceptance...

Oct 17, 20181 min read

Open in Case of Emergency

Avoid those who, by slight of hand and tongue, try to reduce your faith so drastically that it becomes possible to leave it on a shelf in...

Oct 8, 20181 min read

The Bitter Scroll

Giving your life to God is simple but it is not easy. It is filled with life, but requires death (you must spiritually die to yourself...

HOLY SILENCE