God's Love for Humanity
St. Joachim scales the mountain, sullen and rejected. It is a dismal place. Desert winds, scorching heat, and the baying of his herd are...
Self-Examination and Inner Watchfulness
“Attend to thyself, and keep thy heart diligently” ~ Deuteronomy 4:9 Heschasm, Confession, and Stillness “Hesychasm and the mystery of...
A Vision in Darkness
Radiant light shown around Christ. His clothes became dazzling white. For one moment, the disciples gazed at Truth itself, bare and...
The Joy of Tithing
“The Lord shall be my God. . . of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You” (Gen 28:21–22). Jacob discovered the joy of...
The Kingdom and the Anarchists
Barbara Krensavage was not in the habit of eating clams. Yet, one snowy day, she had an urge to try out an old recipe. She drove to the...