

The Banquet after the Trial
“He was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil” (Mt. 4:1). Why would God lead someone into temptation?...


School of Self-Emptying
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily” (Luke 9:23). In the 18th century, Russia underwent a...


Every Minute in Delight
Every moment of the day, God sows his seeds of grace and spiritual vitality. Just as the winds carry hundreds of seeds throughout the...


St. Isaac the Syrian: Abandonment and Suffering
+ Spirituality from the Desert: St. Isaac the Syrian + “Treasure of all good things: Grant Thou me perfect repentance and a fervent...


St. Isaac the Syrian: Solitude and Asceticism
+ Spirituality from the Desert: St. Isaac the Syrian + “Treasure of all good things: Grant Thou me perfect repentance and a fervent...


Lent: Season of Joy and Freedom
“The springtime of the Fast has dawned, the flower of repentance has begun to open.” There are few seasons so sweet and refreshing as...


Seduction and Devotion
“While everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat” (Mat. 13:24). Few men have boasted strength and masculinity...


St. Isaac the Syrian: Mirrors of Compassion
+ Spirituality from the Desert: St. Isaac the Syrian + “Treasure of all good things: Grant Thou me perfect repentance and a fervent heart...


Lights of Devotion
“Rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed” (Mark...


The Pure See God
“There is a specter haunting our secular age, ‘the specter of meaninglessness’.” A philosopher has said this about society. Specter is a...

