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October 2026

October 13, 2026

It’s What Comes From Within Which Matters

One of the most difficult things for us to understand is why those who do...

October 01, 2026

Throwing Stones

One interesting story told about St. Antony suggests that, like some saints, he had the...

January 2026

January 15, 2026

My Journey With St. Antony The Great

I chose St. Antony the Great to be my patron saint when I became Catholic....

January 17, 2025

Wisdom From Abba Antony For His Feast Day

After learning that he had been called to a special kind of life, one which...

January 14, 2025

How Can We Address Racism and Sexism Through Spirituality?

While St. Antony the Great might not have been literate, that is, he might not...

July 2024

July 26, 2024

Proper Repentance Leads Us To Being Hospitable

We are to be good neighbors, helping each other with each other’s needs. This is...

July 09, 2024

When We Find Ourselves Needing Some Leisure Time, Take It

Sometimes, we are our own worst enemies. We let our worst thoughts get the best...

June 2024

June 12, 2024

Informal Reflections And Speculations II: Anthony Of Padua

There have been a few events the last few days which I have thought about...

April 2024

April 16, 2024

Accepting And Giving Help

Christianity is a religion of hope. God loves us, and is ready to show us...

January 2024

January 17, 2024

We Should Take On The Spirit Of St. Antony

When many churches were being administered by Arians, often put in power by civil authorities,...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

The Relationship Between Humility And Hope As Revealed To St. Antony

St. Antony the Great, though remembered in history as one of the great early monastic...

April 05, 2023

The Middle Path Of St. Antony

St. Antony the Great presented a middle way for the Christian faith. While he was...

March 2023

March 21, 2023

What Is Prelest And Why Is Humility Needed To Overcome It?

One of the greatest spiritual problems is prelest that is, spiritual delusion, which can manifest...

January 2023

January 17, 2023

We Should Follow Christ For Grace, Not Mere Material Profit

We are not to follow Jesus, and use Jesus, for the sake of personal gain...

January 17, 2022

Saint Antony Was Not An Isolationist

It would be easy to misrepresent St. Antony the Great, to portray him as a...

October 2021

October 06, 2021

Spiritual Humility Rejects Legalistic Expectations

St. Antony the Great understood humility was vital for the Christian life, making it doubly...

January 2021

January 17, 2021

Zacchaeus And the Truth Of The Incarnation

The incarnation must not be treated as the ultimate form of deus ex machina; when...

January 17, 2020

St. Antony the Great and God’s Universal Presence

After seeking God through an ascetic life of prayer, St. Antony the Great realized a...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

Finding Out Who We Are

We are on a journey – a journey towards our true homeland, the kingdom of...

January 2019

January 17, 2019

“Know Thyself And Know God” A Reflection Based Upon the Letters of St. Anthony the Great

The world was created by God to be good by nature. “And God saw everything...

January 02, 2018

St Pambo And The Spirit Of God

He said of Pambo that Abba Anthony used to say of him, ‘Through fearing God,...

December 2017

December 18, 2017

The Good Of Prayer

A brother asked Abba Poemen, saying, ‘Is it good to pray?’ The old man said...

December 14, 2017

When We Trip And Fall In The Pilgrimage Of Life, God Is There Ready To Help

One of the normative phases of spiritual development is found when a spiritual pilgrim goes...

December 04, 2017

Never Put Your Selfish Desires Above The Good Of Your Neighbor

Abba John said, ‘Our Father, Abba Anthony, said he had never put his own personal...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

Legalistic Condemnation Must Give Way To The Humble Spirit Of Love

Abba Anthony predicted that this Abba Ammonas would make progress in the fear of God....

November 06, 2017

Greatness is Found in Humility

One day Abba Macarius the Great came to Abba Anthony’s dwelling on the mountain. When...

October 2017

October 25, 2017

True Greatness is Found in Love

Abba Amoun of Nitria came to see Abba Anthony and said to him, ‘Since my...

October 10, 2017

The Book Of Nature

One of the sages of that time came to Anthony the just and said: Father,...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

We Must Transcend Ourselves

And he said this, "If he is able to, a monk ought to tell his...

September 11, 2017

To Tame The Wild Beast Within

He also said, "Obedience with abstinence gives men power over wild beasts."[1] There are many...

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