SACRAMENTAL LIVING

“…when you have fear and uncertainty and you want to calculate, define, and control everything, then you’re not living in reality. You become a neurotic and cowardly person. Remember the Parable of the Talents. The man who hid his talent, who hid his charisma, hid from life—he was afraid to live. What do we do? We fear living. We’re afraid to be. We’re afraid of everything. And so, we don’t live, we don’t exist. This fear of not losing anything will not give you a peaceful li

“From a world held hostage by the idea that the quantifiably big, the numerically great, and the visibly expansive accurately describe...

“In the Divine Liturgy of the Orthodox Church, the litanies (petitions) end with “… let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole...

“A ship without an anchor runs the risk of being dashed against the rocks along a coast. When people without hope are faced with the...

“Those hearing the parable are faced with a serious dilemma. The Pharisee is the ideal religious model, who observes the provisions of...

“Faith is critical if we are not to remain earthbound. Divine matters cannot be comprehended with the mind, but we are conditioned in our...

“We also heard today from Saint Paul these words: “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its...

“Double-mindedness (James 1:8) speaks of one who has two loyalties, love of the world competing with love for God (see Mt 6:24). Such...

“Judging from the way the story is told they [the Israelites in Exodus 15:22-27] were not far from the oasis. But God had other plans for...