Greetings on this Holy Monday. Today is week three of Maxim Mondays and Fr. Thomas Hopko's advice is: "Have a keepable rule of prayer that you do by discipline. You can’t just pray when you feel like it. You have to pray by discipline, the times of day where you would remember God and say… Continue reading Maxim Week 3
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Maxim Monday #2
Welcome to Maxim Monday week 2. Today we hear Fr. Thomas Hopko give us this advice about prayer: "Pray as you can, not as you think you must. Pray as God inspires you to pray, not as you want to, but as God gives. And for a Christian, that would mean in one’s heart, in… Continue reading Maxim Monday #2
Reminders
Noticing beauty all around is hard when your mind is plugged up. Noticing beauty & joy is hard when you are blinded by the darkness. Remembering to “Be always with Christ” is incredibly hard when you are being pulled in all directions by the world around. I have discovered that I need physical reminders all… Continue reading Reminders
St. Paisios
"I know from experience that in this life people are divided in two categories. A third category does not exist; people either belong to one of the other. The first one resembles the fly. The main characteristic of the fly is that it is attracted by dirt. For example, when a fly is found in… Continue reading St. Paisios
Maxim Mondays
Yesterday, March 18, was the 3rd anniversary of the repose of Fr. Thomas Hopko. Many know Fr. Thomas but if you don't let me introduce you. He was the Dean of St. Vladimir Orthodox Seminary for 10 years and taught Dogmatic Theology for 34 years. He was an author, lecturer, podcaster and an amazing Christian… Continue reading Maxim Mondays
Kindler of Joy! 