God's Love
“In shame, the only thing we accept is our failure and the idea that we deserve perpetual punishment….The shame we are speaking of is a...
Holiness
“One of the most encouraging lines of the Divine Liturgy comes shortly before Holy Communion, when the priest says “The Holy Gifts for...
Focus
“Rather than support a life of prayer our society keeps us perpetually distracted and erodes our ability to concentrate, compromises our...
Prayer (Difficulties, Challenges of, Struggles)
“God is love and though it is at times hard for us to bear, God sometimes chooses for us a different path than that which we are praying...
Intellectual Pride
“The pride of the mind is much more disastrous than the pride of the will, because the pride of the will can be observed by the mind,...
Body and Soul/Spiritual and Physical
“That the soul is superior to the body is an assumption based in Hellenistic philosophy and is a bit dualistic as the bible presents...
Perfectionism
“We have to follow our life’s path, although our life isn’t always perfect. Let’s not just stand around waiting for everything to be...
Healing
“…Church is a hospital. The model of a courtroom or a business or even a social club is misguided and lacks the heart and the purpose of...
Jesus Christ (Life in Christ)
“A depraved life always gives rise to the illusion of happiness, and only a virtuous life in the gospel spirit can bring accomplishments...
Desire
“Desire is transformed into lust when we exclude God from the picture. Without God, the natural powers of our soul become corrupt. Abba...