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

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

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

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

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

“We cut the trees; we kill the animals or cage them and send them to markets. We disrupt ecosystems, and we shake viruses loose from their natural hosts. When that happens, they need a new host. Often, we are it.” … Read More

This is not our time to ‘shine’ by showing empty courage and adolescent bravado. A Christian shines through humility and sacrifice of one’s self, sacrifice of one’s ‘courageous’ image in the world.  We are human beings, made of flesh and bones. … Read More

Being tempted is not a fault, a spiritual fall or weakness. Being tempted is the state in which your potential of holiness and that of your fall coexist like seeds frozen between germination and death. The Fathers say it is … Read More

Don’t let go of Christ’s Love, because if you lose your faith in His Love you have lost faith in Christ Himself. Don’t let the evil one erase His Love from your heart, for God is Love Himself.  Fight for … Read More

What happens to our hearts that we forgive so quickly those moments of truth and joy, those glimpses of revelation when Christ reveals Himself to us, and overflows our hearts with the unworldly CERTAINTY of His love? It feels so … Read More