Mystery and Revelation
"Paradox and mystery are everywhere…and are part of the very essence of Christianity itself. Jesus Christ died to defeat death. Through...
Spiritual Disease
“Self-importance, according to St. Basil, is a spiritual disease that “matures,” that gets stronger over time. It is a disease that...
Time
“The…Divine Liturgy…includes the following phrase which is a stumbling block for common sense: “remembering then this saving commandment,...
Shame
“Acknowledging our emptiness and brokenness, our failures and weakness, is an exercise in confronting shame. It can be quite painful –...
Spiritual Life
“I have often thought that, in many ways, the spiritual life comes down simply to remembering the things that we know — and yet so often...
Repentance
“St. Maximos says that God was so good that His goodness could not be contained within Himself. It poured forth “outside” Himself in a...
Bible/Scripture
“Watch over the conduct of your soul and body, so that you develop a disposition receptive to divine thoughts. Then you will be able with...
Joy and Sorrow/Joy and Sadness
“There is a difference between happiness and joy. “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven,” says Jesus in...
Trials
“… “this world” is not evil in essence, for it is God’s creation. But what is going on in this current time is evil. The forces of...
Tension
“As Christians, we live in the tension of the already and the not yet. Already Christ is risen, and death is conquered; not yet do we...