Our New Deacon
It is an immense joy for me to let you all know that, with the blessing of our Metropolitan Joseph, our father Fillan has been ordained a deacon on the Sunday of the Holy Cross. It all happened with me … Read More
In Hospital
Please forgive me for missing this week’s videos, audio messages, emails and everything else. On Sunday morning, I woke up paralysed from shoulders up. Things only got worse with time, and by Monday I was in the Emergency Room in … Read More
Asking for Forgiveness
My dear ones, I’m writing to ask for your forgiveness at the beginning of Lent, and to forgive you for any way in which you may have hurt me or the Monastery. May we all be forgiven, may we all … Read More
Is it safe to join our Pilgrimage to Moldavia?
This is by far the most common question we get regarding our annual Pilgrimage to the Monasteries in Moldavia. Given the nightmare of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the risk that Russia may also invade the Republic of Moldavia is … Read More
2023 Pilgrimage to Moldavia
We invite you to join us on our Pilgrimage to the Monasteries of Moldavia, August 26 – September 5. The total cost for the 11-day pilgrimage is 1900 GBP and it includes accommodation in my home Monastery, all meals, transport … Read More
2023 Pilgrimages to the Scottish Isles
I pray this finds you and everyone you carry in your heart well and healthy, slowly and joyfully moving towards Christmas. I am writing to let you know that we have announced the weeks of pilgrimage to the Scottish Isles … Read More
Waiting – as a form of prayer
We are tired of all this waiting. We are tired of this coronavirus nightmare. Our life is on hold, everything is on hold and we are tired of waiting for ‘real life’ to return to normal. There’s a sense that … Read More
Running out of patience – from Adam to our generation
We have no patience. Our generation has no patience. Our parents’ generation had no patience. From Adam’s Fall to the last man on Earth, we all make the same spiritual mistake – we do not want to listen to God … Read More
This crisis is our own doing. We need to repent, which means to CHANGE
Hold on to your spiritual sanity, my dear, dear ones. This crisis is NOT a conspiracy against the Church, this is not directed against the Divine Liturgy or the Sacraments. The real danger is to allow the voices that tell … Read More
Celebrating Who we truly are
Today (and every day – in centuries past and centuries ahead; in this created time and in His eternity) Christ comes. He always comes, He always searches, He always abandons Himself so He may find me, and you, and all … Read More