Have you ever boiled water? Did any flies land on it? Then you know how to respond to temptation and defeat the adversary. Keep it in mind! “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God […]

“For the needy shall not always be Forgotten: the expectation of the Poor shall not perish forever.” Psalm 9:18 As I shuffled through the post cards that had arrived by return mail, one in particular caught my eye. Unlike the others listing gift requests for children, this one included a request for Mildred, the mother. […]

We have begun the Dormition Fast in honor of the Theotokos (Mother of God) and in preparation for the feast of Her Falling Asleep, or Dormition on the August 28th. An ancient account, preserved in Christian history, recounts some of the words which the Mother of our Lord said before she herself was about to […]