As I was preparing for Liturgy for the weekend, I began to read again from the Book of Psalms. I am not sure how many Orthodox view this book, but I have always found comfort in this little treasure trove.…

In my surfing around the net I came across this mission in Toronto that is exactly what I was thinking of. The website is: This is just what the Orthodox Church needs to do. Their mission is as follows:…

It has been a long time since my last post which was only my second post. The idea behind this blog was for random thoughts on my monastic journey. Not much has happened since my last entry so it would…

Today is Veterans day here in the US. I often find myslef thinking of all of those men and women who have gone before us in service to our country. We owe a great debt of gratitude to these people.…

Greetings, This is my first entry of what I hope to be many. I am an Orthodox Priest and very interested in monasticism. I was a monk in the western church before my conversion to Orthodoxy. I hope that we…