SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“I will tell you a true story. When I was a deacon many years ago, we met for daily matins at 6:00 am every day. We had a young man in...

“God bless those who clean up the pain and grief of the world without seeking recognition, for their sorrow, too, will turn to joy. May...

“There is a teaching on the energies that is far more prosaic even practical to be found in the early fathers . That teaching can be...

“…repentance was not meant to be a listing of violations against God’s various laws, but rather was meant to be a deeper assessment of...

“Those who stop short of love, hindered by legalism, miss the message of the cross…Legalism does not understand the nature of divine...

“Perhaps the most salient aspect of the sacramental life is something that has almost been forgotten within contemporary...

“Faith is critical if we are not to remain earthbound. Divine matters cannot be comprehended with the mind, but we are conditioned in our...

“Jesus’ baptism began His mission of sanctifying all creation, driving out the demons, and reestablishing the rule of God.” (Fr. Andrew...

“And here is the crucial point: we begin with God as Being, Truth, Goodness, Beauty. The words and concepts only have meaning when...

“Our first encounter with Him is through faith. Faith opens the door of the soul, so that Christ can enter. Faith receives Him, subjects...