Saint Silouan the Athonite and His Relevance Today: Part 3
The broad appeal of the writings of Saint Silouan is based on a combination of other factors as well. The fact that he was uneducated and ‘almost illiterate,’…
Sep 26, 2014
Posts about Christian walk
Saint Silouan the Athonite and His Relevance Today: Part 2
The Saints challenge us to reach beyond the common conception of salvation that predominates in the West. For the Orthodox Church, salvation is more than…
Sep 23, 2014
Cowboy Religion and Orthodoxy
My cousin Patrick was a cowboy. Actually, he wasn’t a real cowboy, because we grew up in town, and when he worked he was a truck-driver and repaired…
Sep 23, 2014
Desire, Struggle, and the Cross
The Christian path to salvation is freely given and must be freely embraced. Jesus said, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, take…
Sep 21, 2014
Ο Σταυρός του Κυρίου και ο δικός μας σταυρός
Μόνο εαν ο δικός μας σταυρός, εκείνος που προτρέπει ο Κύριος να σηκώσουμε και να τον…
Sep 19, 2014
In Success – Thanking God
The earthly mind is confined to itself. When it accomplishes something, it takes full credit for the accomplishment, and self-centeredly assumes that what…
Sep 19, 2014
On Following Christ
In mid-September, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Elevation of the Cross. This feast commemorates the re-discovery of the True Cross by…
Sep 18, 2014
Integrity
It isn’t very often that we hear the word “integrity” in the religious language of our Greek Orthodox Church. Yet, if we scratch the surface, we…
Sep 14, 2014
What Happens When We Die?
There are many different answers to the question “What happens when we die?” Your doctor can describe in detail the physiological process of dying….
Sep 11, 2014
When All Becomes Too Easy
There are many places in the world where the fear of not being able to make ends meet, leaving your family without food, shelter, and other means of subsistence,…
Sep 09, 2014