Resurrection
“St. Maximus the Confessor describes human beings as a “microcosm,” that is, as the universe (cosmos) made small (micro). This indicates...
Good and Evil
“As decisively as the Eucharist is the sacrament of everlasting life, the revelation of our salvation and a participation in the Body and...
Modern Culture
“While every godly expression of our talents, and every lawful calling, can become an occasion to glorify God, the cultural mandate of...
Solitude /Stillness /Silence
“Our lives are often filled with tensions and judgments with jealousy and greed – all of which serve to deaden our hearts and make us...
Life and Death
“ ‘The waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole heaven were covered…And all flesh died that...
Body and Soul/Spiritual and Physical
“Of all the gifts of God, one of the most precious and yet neglected and mistreated is the body. Yet in our reading of 1 Corinthians...
Emptiness
“…there are people who have everything but at the same time say they have nothing. They have a house, but they want two, three, four,...
Forgiveness
“Forgiveness is so terribly hard. On a psychological level, it feels dangerous. The shame engendered by any insult or injury is our...
Hope
“Many people indeed live lives of “quiet desperation” simply because they have no hope and cannot imagine where hope would begin. The...
Christianity
“Christianity is seen as a cohesive way of life that encompasses the whole of a person.” (Fr. Stephen De Young) “Christianity does not...