Fr. Thomas Hopko says in his podcast: Read the Scriptures regularly—not reading them to fight with others, not reading them to show off quoting, but reading them as fuel, as food. Because if we don’t read the Scriptures regularly, we die. It would be like trying to live without eating or to drive a car… Continue reading Maxim Week 15
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Maxim Monday #14
Fr. Thomas Hopko said when sharing the 55 Maxims in his podcast, "Normally, that would be one’s pastor, or one’s Spiritual Father or Mother, one’s elder. But every human being, every Christian, must have someone who knows everything about them. And that we regularly report to them about what is going on in our… Continue reading Maxim Monday #14
Maxim # 13
Welcome to Maxim Monday #13! Fr. Thomas Hopko says in his podcast, "Do not engage intrusive thoughts and feelings. When feelings come upon you, when thoughts come upon you, don’t engage them. If you accept them, they’ve got you, and you will sin. So you’ve got to cut them off, right at the very start."… Continue reading Maxim # 13
Maxim # 12
Welcome to Maxim Monday and Fr. Thomas Hopko's 12th Maxim! Fr. Thomas said on his podcast: Go to Confession and Holy Communion regularly. Participate in the Church’s sacramental life. As St. John Chrysostom said sixteen centuries ago in Antioch: Repentance opens the heavens, takes us to Paradise, overcomes the devil. Have you sinned? Do not… Continue reading Maxim # 12
55 Maxims–Two Lists
Welcome back to Maxim Monday! I took last Monday off as I did some research to determine why there are some discrepancies on the lists I find online. There are 2 versions of the 55 Maxims floating around the web so I had to figure out why. All along I’ve had the actual transcript from… Continue reading 55 Maxims–Two Lists
Maxim Week 8
Addendum: I've had to do some research and corrections of the 55 Maxims list due to finding 2 different versions floating around. Check out this post that explains. #8 is actually "Keep the Church's Fasting rules." and #9 is "Spend time in silence every day." I've moved #8 to Week 7 post. On this Maxim… Continue reading Maxim Week 8
Maxim #7
Addendum: After some research I've had to make some corrections to the 55 maxims list. #7 has become 2. See this post that explains. See printables below. Welcome to Maxim Monday! Today is Week # 7 in our journey through the Maxims: Eat good foods in moderation, and fast on fasting days. Here is what… Continue reading Maxim #7
Maxim #6
It is the wrong time of year to have this come up as our next Maxim since right now, in the Orthodox Church, we are in the midst of our Paschal season. During this until, until Pentecost, we do not do any prostrations. But nonetheless, here is what Fr. Thomas Hopko has to say about… Continue reading Maxim #6
Maxim Week 5
Have a short prayer that you constantly repeat when your mind is not occupied with other things. This short prayer could simply be “Lord have mercy” or “Lord Jesus Christ have mercy.” The person just might say “Jesus.” A person might say “God,” but just some short prayer that fills the mind when the mind… Continue reading Maxim Week 5
Maxim Week 4
On this Bright Monday in the Orthodox Church I'd like to start by saying--Christ is Risen! These Maxim Mondays are about learning and molding my life around these 55 Maxims for Christian Living (written by Fr. Thomas Hopko of blessed memory). Fr. Thomas did many, many podcasts on so many topics. If you'd like to… Continue reading Maxim Week 4
Kindler of Joy! 