Fr. Alexey Young
Rating: 7,6|Votes: 8
The seeds of holiness are planted within us at Baptism and Chrismation, but we must nourish these seeds by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in imitation of Christ and His saints. The spiritual equivalent of the sun is the Holy Spirit—He acts upon us in the Sacraments, especially in Chrismation. In this way, the Church is the seedbed of holiness. We must water the seeds and pull out the weeds and thereby discover that the spiritual path is a tremendous adventure all about going home to God!
Fr. James Guirguis
Rating: 9|Votes: 9
Mammon is wealth or money but in this case it is understood as having the potential to greatly influence our moral compass as well. We live in a world that requires us to make money. We need financial resources to do much of what we do. The Lord understands that completely. The issue here is not whether or not we need money.
Igumen Nektary (Morozov)
Does a Christian have the right to take offense at his parents? Why do so many elderly parents find themselves alone nowadays? Are the children of “bad” parents exempt from any obligation to honor and care for them? How can parents and children develop a proper relationship?
Dmitry Lapa
Rating: 8,2|Votes: 6
St. Etheldreda (Aethelthryth, Audrey) is the most venerated English female saint.
Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov
Rating: 8|Votes: 4
Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov speaks on the spiritual meaning of the feast of the Nativity of John the Forerunner, and on the importance of his preaching and the lessons of his life, as part of the project “The Lord’s Summer.”