The Otherness of Love (extracts from a forthcoming book)

Monasticism is indeed paradoxical in the eyes of the world, whose natural tendency is to throw off the yoke of humility and avoid pain and suffering. Whereas the monk, in his endeavour to remain continuously in the ‘earthquake’ of God’s presence, takes upon himself the yoke of humility and is granted experience of its hidden …

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Vespers of Forgiveness Sunday

God longs to receive us as His children into His eternal Kingdom, and for this reason the Church is filled during this period with great grace, which is offered to all people who thirst for a taste of the Resurrection by following her programme. Lent is a journey. In the Gospel of St Matthew, God …

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The Fulness of Time

The New Testament is not merely different from the Old but brings to the world the incomparable uniqueness of new life in Christ. The Lord came that we may have life and have it in abundance. He is the fulness of time, for He made time our very precious friend. The fulness of time is …

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The Rich Young Man Meets with Christ (Luke 18:18-30)

In our quiet expectation of the great feast of Christmas, ‘the metropolitan of feasts’, the Gospel readings of this period revolve around the burning question: ‘What shall I do to inherit eternal life?’ Man was formed for eternity and his spirit urgently demands it. Even centuries of a blissful life cannot satisfy his thirst for …

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The Authenticity of the Vision of Christ in the Life of Saint Silouan

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Christ is the miracle that astounds us. He is the sign that God gave to all generations of all times. In His Person, every problem, every impasse, every tragedy received its solution. Being imitations of Christ and bearing Him in their heart, the saints are also the sign of God for their generation. They become …

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Word of Consolation for the Pandemic

Many people are in confusion and others panic because of the threat of the Coronavirus epidemic that spread in the whole world. I think, however, that this should not happen, for whatever God does with us, He does it out of love. The God of Christians is a good God, a God of mercy and …

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Finding the Deep Heart during Great Lent

The grace of God has gathered us together today at the heart of Great Lent in order to express to the Lord our longing for His salvation, for the acquisition of the spirit of wisdom and for understanding of His commandments. Holy Scripture, however, warns us: ‘It is impossible for a heartless man to purchase …

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