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October 01, 2026

Throwing Stones

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

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August 30, 2026

What Is The Wedding Garment God Wants Us To Wear?

It’s hard for us to know exactly how famous Paul was before his conversion to...

August 25, 2026

We Will Struggle Against Temptation Until Our Last Breath

Vainglory, like pride, is a difficult vice to fight against. Indeed, they often go hand...

June 2026

June 16, 2026

How Watchfulness Connects And Strengthens Every Virtue

Every virtue is connected with every other virtue; the more we embrace one of them,...

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....

December 2025

December 24, 2025

Navigating Emotions: The Gift Of Tears In The Spiritual Life

Reading through various spiritual texts, such as those of ascetics like the Desert Fathers and...

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June 06, 2025

From Prayer To Praxis: Engaging God’s Will

Prayer is an important part of the Christian life. There are many ways to pray,...

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May 07, 2025

Finding Meaning In Temporal Existence

The spiritual life, and with it, the spiritual needs of different people, is not “one...

April 2025

April 14, 2025

Holy Week: Personal Struggles And Spiritual Insights

In the Byzantine tradition, Lent is over. Holy Week is a time all unto its...

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January 12, 2025

Finding Our Purpose: Self-Discovery Through Christ

We must not neglect our own good, which means, we must take reasonable care of...

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November 29, 2024

Finding Our Focus

While Christians all have one and the same calling – that is, to be united...

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April 12, 2024

How Can God Dwell In Us?

We are called to be temples of God, that is, to have God dwell within...

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December 22, 2023

St. Paul The Simple

It is quite common for monastic communities, Christian or otherwise, to test strangers who want...

December 19, 2023

We Are All In This World Together

While asceticism is meant to help spiritual seekers transcend normal, day to day, “worldly” experiences,...

December 12, 2023

Challenges And Temptations

We often wish the challenges we face on a daily basis would go away. We...

November 2023

November 14, 2023

Practical Action Help Us Grow More Than Mere Speculation

Growth can be difficult and painful. We might not understand why, but we know, through...

August 2023

August 02, 2023

Meditation And Love

Even when we cannot perceive the work of God in our lives, God is there....

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June 27, 2023

Intentions Matter

We are not to judge others because we rarely have the basis to make a...

May 2023

May 05, 2023

To Become Perfect, We Must Rely Upon Others

We need to recognize our frailty. While it is possible to become perfect through grace,...

April 2023

April 28, 2023

Expectations Can Cause Pain And Sorrow

One of the things which can harm us is the expectations others have for us....

March 2023

March 19, 2023

The Great Fast And St John Climacus: Getting To Know Ourselves

As we are in the middle of the Great Fast, hopefully we are learning more...

March 08, 2023

God Is Reflected In All Things As Through A Mirror

Paul tells us our relationship and experience of God will change in the eschaton. He...

December 2022

December 06, 2022

To Find Peace, Let Go

We are made for greatness. We are made for righteousness. However, it is important for...

November 2022

November 22, 2022

Pride And Anger

It is easy for us to let pride take control and lead us astray. It...

November 07, 2022

The Tool Is Not The Goal

A time of fasting is a time of preparation. However invaluable fasting, or any other...

September 2022

September 28, 2022

We All Naturally Seek That Which Is Good

Typically, during daily lives, and the spiritual development we have happen during them, we will...

September 12, 2022

Scholars, Monks, And The Truth

We can pursue the truth in many different ways, each of which has much to...

September 07, 2022

Compassion, Not Judgment

Our habits and desires often make us react to others in ways which are not...

August 2022

August 10, 2022

A Faith Not Lived Out Is Dead

The Christian faith is meant to lived, not just studied or spoken about. We must...

June 2022

June 14, 2022

We Must Unite The Material And Spiritual Aspects Of Our Being

Human existence is at once spiritual and corporeal. As such, we must engage both aspects...

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