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Nov 1, 20191 min read

Spiritual Fire Starts with a Warm Glow

Continual prayer and constant remembering. Practicing silence and approaching stillness. These are the loves and labors that lead to the...

Aug 19, 20191 min read

The Divine Cloud Transfigures Us

The Transfiguration of Jesus can be found in Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–8, Luke 9:28–36, John 1:14, and 2 Peter 1:16–18. In these accounts,...

Aug 16, 20191 min read

Find a Place Alone to Pray

Jesus found places to pray alone. This is what He taught the Apostles and disciples to do too. This is an integral part of the process of...

Feb 2, 20181 min read

Asleep in the Garden

Can we not stay awake with you for just one hour (Mt 26:40)? Help us and have mercy on us, O Lord. For if we cannot speak to our Father...

Jan 18, 20181 min read

The Signs of the Times

Are your eyes fixed? Are your ears pricked up? "The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked Him to show them a sign of...

Sep 18, 20152 min read

Sacred Scripture on the Holy Spirit

For your understanding and use in prayer, the following is a partial selection of verses about the Holy Spirit. “But now I go away to him...

Sep 15, 20153 min read

God's Compassion

Compassion for Orthodox Christians –whether you are Russian, Greek, Serbian, or something other -- begins with the very nature of God...

Jun 19, 20154 min read

'God in the Darkness' in the New Testament

The presence of God in darkness in the New Testament is vitally important to our understanding of our mystical relationship with God....

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