Articles

The Sacrifice of Nicola Yanney

I have always felt that only God truly knows who the saints are until He chooses to reveal them to us, but how does this[…]

The Point of a Monk

“They wandered about in sheepkins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented – of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains,[…]

An American Saint Faces the Communists

Bishop Barnabas (Varnava Nastich), was born in Gary, Indiana in 1914. In the nine years he lived there, he gained an outstanding appreciation for our[…]

GENERATIONS AND TRUTH

Generations I can barely count how many times I have muttered to myself about the generations of kids and early twenty-somethings, “These kids don’t care[…]

On Spiritual Healing and Legalism

Many of us come to Orthodoxy broken and wounded – having lived in the world as prodigals outside of the house of God, we indulged[…]

Beginnings

“Restless soul this place will never be your home, and if you wanna have it all, you’ve gotta let it all go.” Modern Life Is War,[…]

Leave the Vanity of This World

The other day, I found these sobering words from St. Feofil, Hieroschemamonk of the Kiev-Caves Lavra. I was completely struck. I wish to share with[…]

Arriving at the Last True Rebellion

 “…Escape from brainwashed minds and pollution. Leave the earth to all its sin and hate, find another world where freedom waits…” -Black Sabbath, Into the[…]

From Revolution to Restoration

When I was quite young, my mother abandoned my younger sister, kid brother and I for a life of Drug Addiction, and just a few[…]

Our Ascent is Unending

“‘I seek for truth.’  Happy is he who places the accent on the last word: ‘Truth.’  It is far worse with those who proudly emphasize[…]

The Start

I was not raised in the Christian faith. My mother can take an online quiz and it tells her that she is “a believer.” And[…]

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