Alexander Pope said, "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed."
What a sad, cynical attitude. And yet, this just goes to show that it isn't having…
If you or your friends/family are in the Chicago area, Fr. Barnabas is speaking at the celebration of St. Demetrios on W. Winona St. starting on Monday, October 24th! He…
Jesus didn't come to start a new religion! I know, I know, you think He started Christianity. But Jesus came and told us He didn't come to abolish the Law,…
One of the greatest consequences of our modern world is that we moderns have been convinced that egalitarianism and individualism have been elevated to the highest good. We insist on…
"It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones, after all." So says the author of Little House on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder. But life…
There's something about intimacy that scares us to death AND becomes a central hunger for our lives. We are terrified of loneliness AND intimacy!
From sociological studies showing modern society becoming…
Through the centuries, barrenness was always seen as a sign of brokenness. It isn't a mistake that both the Old Testament and the New Testament have stories of God answering…
I remember the preacher looking at his congregation and saying "One day every crooked place is going to be made straight, and every low place is going to be made…
"I am sick of this! I mean it, this is the very last time!" I hear these words in my head and I know they are a lie. I'm having…
I love this Armed Forces Motto: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” Isn’t that great? In other words, when you put the time into…