Welcome to Maxim Mondays! Today we are on week 17 and Fr. Thomas Hopko instructs us to "Cultivate communion with the saints." He says, Learn who the holy people were in Christian history. Learn who they were who taught, who suffered, who died, who lived a Christian life. And emulate them. As St. John of… Continue reading Maxim 17
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Maxim Week 16
Fr. Thomas tells us in his podcast, Read good books, a little at a time. Don’t gobble them up. Don’t read through it to say “I’ve read it.” Slowly read books. Sometimes, read the same book two or three times over again—trying to put into practice what it says. I cannot tell you how relieved… Continue reading Maxim Week 16
Maxim Week 15
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
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
Maxim Eleven–Go to Church!
Yesterday we celebrated a wonderful Feast in the church--Holy Pentecost! And we sang: Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, Who hast revealed the fishermen as most wise by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, and through them Thou didst draw the world into Thy net. O Lover of Man, glory to Thee! What… Continue reading Maxim Eleven–Go to Church!
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
Kindler of Joy! 