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October 2021

October 13, 2021

Engage The Spirit

The Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers, some of the most inspirational figures of the monastic...

October 06, 2021

Spiritual Humility Rejects Legalistic Expectations

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

July 2021

July 26, 2021

We Must Not Become Like Judas, The Apostle Who Fell

Judas was an Apostle. He walked with Jesus. He listened to Jesus. He saw Jesus...

June 2021

June 21, 2021

The Sheep And The Good Shepherd

One of the more interesting and perhaps one of the most important titles Jesus uses...

March 2021

March 14, 2021

Judging Others

During the Great Fast, we are reminded of our needs. We need food and drink....

January 2021

January 24, 2021

Humility And Grace

Preparing the faithful for the Great and Holy Fast (Great Lent), the Byzantine tradition gives...

January 20, 2021

Share With Others

“But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet...

January 13, 2021

Nothing Apart From God

“For if any one thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself”...

January 03, 2021

John Shows The Way

St. John the Baptist had one mission: prepare the way for the coming of Christ....

November 2020

November 23, 2020

No One Is Self-Made

No one is self-made. No one establishes themselves in the world without the help of...

September 2020

September 23, 2020

Vainglory Versus True Glory

“Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another” ...

July 2020

July 01, 2020

We Must Not Take Pride In Any Apparent Victory Over Sin

When we overcome some temptation, when we are victorious against sin, we must be careful....

June 2020

June 08, 2020

It Is Better To Be Humble And Simple Than Prideful In Knowledge

St. John of Karpathos reminded his readers, who, because they could read, were among the...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

Fake And Real Virtue

“The virtuous may appear to be bad, but essentially they are good; superficially, the self-important...

April 2020

April 01, 2020

Humility

My son, glorify yourself with humility, and ascribe to yourself honor according to your worth...

February 2020

February 20, 2020

Querida Amazonia and the Desert Fathers: The Wisdom of Humility

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers often provides monastic wisdom which can and should be...

December 2019

December 05, 2019

To Be A Good Guest

Hospitality is one of the many virtues promoted within Scripture. Perhaps no better representation of...

October 2018

October 09, 2018

Pride Boasts In Evil, Humility Gives In Love

One of the great problems of our age, and indeed, of every age, is the...

August 2018

August 23, 2018

Faith Is Lived

Faith is to be lived, not researched. Faith, fidelity, is manifest in love, in the...

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...

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 13, 2017

Reflection On The Feast Of The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross

While we have become accustomed to the cross, seeing it as a representation of the...

September 04, 2017

Truth Transcends Expression Of The Truth: On The Silence Converts Should Have Before Teaching The Faith

It was a standing rule of an earlier age: those who converted to the Christian...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Humility Allows Us To Learn From Others

He also said, "Nine monks fell away after many labors and were obsessed with spiritual...

July 14, 2017

Humility Protects Us From Spiritual Deception

Some brothers came to find Abba Anthony to tell him about the visions they were...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Christians Should Humbly Learn From The Mosaic Tradition

The brethren came to Abba Anthony and laid before him a passage from Leviticus. The...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

Man, Not Superman

God the Word became man. He did not become super-man; he became man. God took...

April 18, 2017

Be Humble, Remember Those Who Faced Greater Challenges Than Us

He also said, "God does not allow the same warfare and temptations to this generation...

April 04, 2017

Conceive Within The Truth Beyond Comprehension

We lean way too much on our own understanding, and take it for granted that...

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