"A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." (Proverbs 18:24) This bit of wisdom is absolutely necessary to…
Let's face it; we all have to deal with unpleasant realities. You know the situations I'm talking about: those moments in life when there is either a difficult confrontation that…
The temptation to try to weasel out of true compassion and true Christ-like living is so very common in our lives. We always run the risk of having our souls…
St. Paul says "Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise" in Ephesians 1:1-3 and we even have prayers for people on their deathbeds asking…
Prejudice is always the ugly counterfeit to true discernment and good judgment. But we humans all too often confuse these realities to our own detriment. As a man who has…
"But, father, why is this happening to me?" It was a hard question to hear, mainly because I didn't have an answer. I was sitting across from this precious father…
"Poor me! Are you enjoying your little pity party?" She had a pouting look on her face as she chided me for complaining about how some of my friends were…
St. John of Damaskos says: "Without attentiveness and watchfulness of the intellect we cannot be saved and rescued from the devil, who walks about ‘like a roaring lion, seeking whom…
Orthodox Christianity is an eschatological religion! O, Mr. Fancypants with your big words! :-)
Ok, Orthodoxy is the Faith that keeps eternity in mind and the ultimate victory of Christ over…
St. Paul tells the Galatians the truth about being a serious follower of Jesus Christ. In doing this, St. Paul reveals the wisdom of the Faith to form us and…