It is impossible to understand the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts – its ritual, origin, and necessity – without love for the Mysteries and for the practice of frequent Communion. Say what you ...
When we were baptized, we were baptized into Christ’s death. How often have you heard that idea? It is such a strange idea to the modern mind. Lets leave aside for a moment the adults who come for ...
The Cross is the main symbol of Christianity. The Cross is the focus of sorrow. But the Cross is also the protection and the source of joy for a Christian. Why was the Cross necessary? Why were ...
In the person of His apostles, the Lord called us his friends. This is more awesome than to think of than being His servants. A slave can hide his eyes in a prostration; but a friend cannot turn away ...
The sufferings of the Savior are a medicine that heals human souls. We often think that our own misfortunes and sorrows are the most dreadful misfortunes of all and, in part, this is right. All too ...
We refocus, we stop calculating. Indeed, ideally, as much as possible, we stop thinking. We stop cogitating. Stop the internal dialogue. “Wait, what did she mean when she looked at me that way?” “How ...
These are the most puzzling verses of this parable. It almost sounds as if the wise virgins are uncaring about the unwise. How could this be when our Lord commands us to be merciful to all? How could ...
Fr Eustathius, the priest who baptized me, told me about his arrest before the War. At one point he was summoned with his belongings and taken somewhere along many long corridors… He was sure he was ...
What should we do about our everyday cares, one of you may ask. The feast is great, and the daily cares are great. We know about this situation, and we mourn: Christ is on the Cross, and Christians ...
The famous English writer C. S. Lewis wrote that there are only two ways that we can relate to Christ: we recognize him either as the Son of God or as a madman. There can be no third relation to ...
