December 31, 2025, there is a truth I have always known, but only recently begun to take seriously. We become like the God we worship. Not poetically. Not metaphorically. But concretely, through our instincts, our judgments, and our reflexes. We act as we believe our God acts. We judge as we believe our God[…]
By the mercy of God Almighty John X the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East To My brethren, the pastors of the Holy Church of Antioch And my sons and daughters, wherever they are across this Apostolic See: “O heavens, rejoice and be glad, O mountains, at the birth of Christ.”[…]
I am struck by the silence in which You entered our wretched world, my sweet Jesus. You came to us, my Lord, with awe-filled humility. You did not appear in glory and splendor. You turned toward us with a veiled majesty and stillness. You were born in the flesh on a quiet night, in[…]
* “The Christmas of a Lonely Woman”, by St. Nikolai Velimirovich. Dedicated to all those struggling, especially during this holiday season, with sadness, loneliness, and depression. Truly wondering why such sorrow, suffering and depression, especially in these days, is so widespread. Is it because of our extreme self-centeredness or is there truly such extreme sorrow[…]
Nativity 2025 My esteemed brothers, the right reverend bishops of the Archdiocese, My beloved sons, the priests and deacons of the Archdiocese, My children in Christ, the dearly loved in the Lord, the sons and daughters of the Archdiocese, In these blessed days, the Holy Church reminds us of the great event accomplished by[…]
By Priest David Proskuryakov December 16, 2025, but what happens when weariness dims even the joy of Pascha? When discouragement clouds the heart, the Lord sometimes answers not with rebuke, but with a miracle. In this moving account, a young priest, worn down by the rigors of monastic life, witnesses a quiet but undeniable act[…]
