The Fragmented Heart
There was a time when a man could sit in silence, not merely in the absence of noise, but in the deeper stillness of an undivided soul. He could walk beneath the sky without reaching for distraction. He could endure…
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Sacred Rest (Ἀργία ➤Argia) — Keeping Sundays and Holy Days Sacred in the Orthodox Christian Life
In the modern world, Sunday has gradually become just another day of activity, shopping, entertainment, housework, and endless distraction. Yet for Orthodox Christians, Sunday is not merely a weekend day. It is the Lord’s Day, the sacred weekly celebration of…
Duminica Samarinencei: Dincolo de etichete și către apa cea vie
de Episcopul Filaret În Duminica Samarinencei, Sfânta Evanghelie ne pune înainte una dintre cele mai adânci întâlniri din întreaga Scriptură: întâlnirea dintre Hristos și femeia samarineancă la fântâna lui Iacov. Femeia samarineancă era o persoană cu un trecut dureros, cu…
The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman: Beyond Labels and Toward the Living Water
By Bishop Philaretos On the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, the Holy Gospel presents us with one of the most profound encounters in all of Scripture: the meeting between Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob. The…
let us first place in the register of our prayer a sincere and unfeigned thanksgiving to God
“Before all things, let us first place in the register of our prayer a sincere and unfeigned thanksgiving to God. In the second place, let us confess our sins and offer the brokenness of our soul with true compunction. Then,…
(Ir)rational Sheep
By Hieromonk Tikhon A domestic sheep’s survival—and its value to the shepherd—rests almost entirely on its ability to follow the flock. A sheep that consistently refuses to conform is both a management problem for the shepherd and a threat to…
“Uneasy Lies the Head That Is Merely Sprinkled” — On True Baptism and False Innovation (article after Photos and video)
· In recent years, a troubling trend has spread throughout so-called “Orthodox” circles—a trend so widespread that many now accept it without question, as though novelty were tradition and convenience were theology. The holy Mystery of Baptism, once guarded with…
A Man Starving to Death Feels No Hunger
By Hieromonk Tikhon The ancient Greek word “Economy” (Οἰκονομία) means ‘the management or administration of a household or family,’ from οἶκος, meaning “house,” and νέμω, meaning “distribute, allocate.” All the work done in a household is done for a purpose,…
A Man’s Boss Tells Him…
[Ἀνάγνωσις εἰς τὴν Ἑλληνικήν] [Читать на русском языке] By Hieromonk Tikhon A man’s boss tells him: “I’m always so happy to pay all my employees on payday, it’s the best day of the week, and I love all of my…
“Not one of those guys will help you when they fire you again, Marty!”
By Hieromonk Tikhon When I was a younger man, I was a big fan of professional wrestling. I remember reading the autobiography of a very famous wrestler named Bret Hart, who was probably the most famous wrestler in the world…