“Broken and distributed is the Lamb of God, broken yet not divided, ever eaten yet never consumed, but sanctifying those…
Fasting as an All-Encompassing Reality: Internal, External, Man and the World
(St. Nilus the Faster) In a world obsessed with fitness and health, a proper diet can be a sign of…
Dealing with Scripture and Tradition (and things in between)
I will never forget when I had first read through the Bible in its entirety as a high schooler. My…
(Part of) What we think about when we think about the Holy Trinity
“Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.”-The Trisagion The Holy Trinity is upheld as a…
Post-Marriage Formation based on Amoris Laetitia and Byzantine Spirituality
The theological understanding of marriage in the Catholic Tradition is based upon the Scriptures and the Church’s understanding of the…
The Seven Prayers of Healing as a Journey from Imperfection to Perfection
In the Byzantine Rite, the fullness of its prayer tradition can come across to outsiders (and even insiders) as repetitive…
No Stone Unturned: the Divine Office as a Symphony of All-Encompassing Invitation
The Byzantine prayer tradition can be overwhelming, so much so that many despair following any part of it. There is…
A vocations reflection on the 18th Sunday after Pentecost
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Dear Father, Brothers and…
A Reflection on the Exaltation of the Precious, Holy, and Life-Giving Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit Amen. A lot of us…
A Reflection on the Dormition of the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
Glory to Jesus Christ! It is good to be here to celebrate this most special feast. This feast of the…
Prayer of Saint Ephrem 