The Desire of the Spirit

Awakening Our Conscience

Lessons of Repentance from Evagrios the Solitude in the Philokalia

Reflections on the Philokalia, instructions for beginning to pray.

What I Love Most About the Orthodox Church… and What Makes Me Uneasy

A few reflections on what I love about Orthodoxy, as well as some things that still make me uneasy as I continue to draw closer to the Church.

Asking Saints to “Save Us”

A quick study on the term "save" as used in contexts other than Christ's direct work with regards to the accusation of asking the Saints or the Theotokos to "save us" being heretical.

Catechetical Lectures: For the Remission of Sins

St. Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures (Part III) Or do you not know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Were buried therefore with Him by our baptism into death ---Romans 6:3-4 In part III of St. Cyril's catechetical lectures, he examines baptism. This is directed primarily at …

Much Brings Salvation, But Only The Church Does

Cyprian of Carthage Slightly Confuses Me The latest Father I read was St. Cyprian of Carthage. I enjoyed reading his works. As always, here are my thoughts: Unity Once again, a central theme of Cyprian’s writings, as it has been with every previous author, is that of unity within the Church. So much does he focus …