“You’ve got to get out of your head and into your heart. Right now your thoughts are in your head, and God seems to be outside you. Your prayer and all your spiritual exercises also remain… more →
Mind in the Heartfatherstephen wrote 2 hours ago: A reprint…since we were discussing the end of the world… One of the peculiar marks of li … more →
Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 day ago: The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) has recently launched an Aboriginal Australian … more →
fatherstephen wrote 1 day ago: Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. St. Gregory of Nyssa St. Gregory of Nyssa … more →
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fatherstephen wrote 3 days ago: The first part of this article is from one of my earliest posts. Appended to it are some current ref … more →
Joseph Patterson wrote 3 days ago: “You’ve got to get out of your head and into your heart. Right now your thoughts are in … more →
marciazenaida wrote 4 days ago: In May of this year our first grandchild, Addison, died from SIDS. She was only 6 months old. We har … more →
Joseph Patterson wrote 4 days ago: “We must be ready every day to answer the influence of the world by the principles of a sound … more →
fatherstephen wrote 6 days ago: There is an aspect of the modern use of the word “miracle,” that is more than a little p … more →
fatherstephen wrote 6 days ago: While we’re at it – here’s a photo of one of the brothers at Mar Saba Monastery i … more →
Joseph Patterson wrote 6 days ago: Preparation of heart is the unlearning the prejudices of evil converse. It is the smoothing the waxe … more →
Steve wrote 6 days ago: Our teaching week at Atteridgeville continued. I wasn’t able to blog about it on Tuesday to Fr … more →
Shawn and Tori wrote 6 days ago: It is crazy to realize how quickly three weeks goes by. As I get older, that realization is one tha … more →
fatherstephen wrote 6 days ago: I do not understand the narration – but no words are necessary in this video. The reality spea … more →
fatherstephen wrote 1 week ago: From the Elder Sophrony’s Widsom from Mount Athos: Thus the whole spiritual warfare wages roun … more →
fatherstephen wrote 1 week ago: A version of this post appeared last January. In light of the recent posts on prayer and communion i … more →
Joseph Patterson wrote 1 week ago: They (the Hebrews) did not see the law as a code, much less an arbitrary set of rules to be followed … more →
Joseph Patterson wrote 1 week ago: I have mentioned Agia Sophia Coffeehouse in Colorado Springs, Co in the past. I have had the opportu … more →
Shawn and Tori wrote 1 week ago: Tori and I spent last night looking at this picture and watching this video. At times in disbelief, … more →