HOLY SILENCE

As Archpriest Georges Florovsky explains, Jesus modeled all of the actions and qualities that the earliest monks tried to emulate. In a...

In the middle of the fourth century, primarily male Egyptian peasants were leaving their village homes to settle in the desert where they...

Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Oh God of our salvation, Son of the living God, Who is borne on the Cherubim, being above all...

"We are aware of the torment that the enemy frequently inflicts upon us visibly or invisibly. But we do not perceive the torment and...

O Almighty Master, Physician of souls and bodies, Who humbleth and raiseth up, Who chasteneth and again healeth: as Thou art merciful, do...

"The enemy knows that prayer is our invisible weapon against him, and so he tries to keep us from praying. He fills us with a desire for...

We are called to union with God and the only way to do this is through silence, stillness, and unceasing prayer. Psalm 50 (51) is a...

"If you are disheartened, pray, as the Apostle says (cf. James 5:13). Pray with fear, trembling, effort, with inner watchfulness and...

When we think of intercessory prayer, we normally think of it as praying for someone in dire need, which usually means praying for...

Despite her all-too-human experiences of fear, confusion, and unworthiness, Mary gave of herself fully and completely to God; so much so...