Love is the key to the life of the monastic in the desert, and just as much to the layperson in the world. St. Isaac the Syrian teaches that when silence and seclusion leave no room for active charity, it is enough before God to offer mental love, which is prayerful intercession. In other words, the Christian ideal has two sides: active mercy and contemplative stillness. Spiritual fathers and mothers may live either or both. St. John Maximovitch rescued refugees from Shanghai

Whether you are Disappointed Disaffected Damaged Ruined Sad Depressed Hurting or Just plain Sick of it all ... Please know that you are remembered. God has not forgotten you God has not abandoned you and Even though I do not know you by name, I know with every fiber of my being that God sees you. You have a purpose and You are loved ... and loved ... and loved. Ask: If you have a question or a prayer request for yourself or someone you know, please reach out here . Silhouette

Intercede for me and pray for my spiritual sons and daughters so that we may have a stable foundation of deep prayer and a ministry of healing the afflicted. Today, I am reminded of the motto of your Carthusian Order: "Stat crux dum volvitur orbis" (Latin for "The Cross is steady while the world turns"). Saint Bruno of Cologne, by Nicolas Mignard.

Intercede for me and pray for my spiritual sons and daughters so that we may have a stable foundation of deep prayer and a ministry of healing the afflicted. Please keep me close so that I may have strength to walk with everyone who comes for confession and spiritual guidance. "Thomas, the faithful servant and disciple of Christ, filled with divine grace, cried out from the depth of his love: 'You are my Lord and my God!'" (Kontakion — Tone 4). Icon depicting the Theotokos gi

Intercede for me and pray for my spiritual sons and daughters so that we may have a stable foundation of deep prayer and a ministry of healing the afflicted. "In you, o venerable Father Paul, the image of God shone forth, for you carried your Cross and followed Christ. By so doing you taught us to disregard the flesh for it passes away, and to care instead for the soul since it is immortal, wherefore your soul forever rejoices with the angels" (Troparion — Tone 8). An icon of

Intercede for me and pray for my spiritual sons and daughters so that we may have a stable foundation of deep prayer and a ministry of healing the afflicted. Please keep me close so that I may have strength to walk with everyone who comes for confession and spiritual guidance. Portrait of Nilus (+1005), Sanctuary of San Nicodemo in Mammola.

Intercede for me and pray for my spiritual sons and daughters so that we may have a stable foundation of deep prayer and a ministry of healing the afflicted. Please keep me close so that I may have strength to walk with everyone who comes for confession and spiritual guidance. An illumination from Hildegard's Scivias (1151) showing her receiving a vision and dictating to her teacher Volmar. She died in 1179.

And pray for my people. “The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear" (Deuteronomy 18:15). An icon of Moses at the Burning Bush

Let us pray for one another! Now is the time to reorient ourselves to the serious task of intercessory prayer. Nativity, Theophany, and...

Life can be difficult. There's no doubt about it. One day you can feel like things are going your way. And the next day you can feel like work is too hard and money is too tight. The people around you may drag you down. People you don't even know can have an impact on your life too. What makes things tougher is when you feel like you don't fit in. Or that people you thought you could trust end up saying and doing awful things. That's why I am writing to you today. It's going