Following the Flame, Part X: From Ruins to Hope

The years passed quietly. One by one, the older monks fell asleep in the Lord. Only my Elder, Elder Ioasaph, remained. Living beside him day after day was itself a school of monastic life. His simplicity, his steadfastness, his unwavering…

The Lost Virtue of Reverence Towards the Holy

Certain virtues disappear so gradually that we hardly notice they are gone. One of these is reverence. We live in an age that prizes familiarity above all else. Formality has given way to informality. Respect has yielded to casualness. We…

A mock book cover for a Dr. Seuss style book titled "The Zeal of Simon the Pure," featuring a grumpy old man wearing a crown of twigs wearing a t-shirt saying "FIGHTING THE ANTICHRIST."

The Zeal of Simon the “Pure”

By Hieromonk Tikhon On the hill of Mount Ortho lived Simon the “Pure,” Who once was a simple man, quiet and sure. But he found some new podcasts to listen to late, With hosts who would lecture on matters of…

Ten Workhorses and One Artist. A Homily by Hieromonk Tikhon

[In 5 Languages] Ten Workhorses and One Artist

На русском: Десять рабочих лошадок и один художникIn italiano: Dieci cavalli da lavoro e un artistaÎn română: Zece cai de muncă și un artistНа српском: Deset radnih konja i jedan umetnik Ten Workhorses and One Artist By Hieromonk Tikhon, Chancellor…