THE FRIDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Friday, December 20) “Prepare, O Bethlehem, for Eden has been opened to all! Adorn


LEARNING TO REST
LEARNING TO REST (Thursday, December 19) “There remains therefore a rest (σαββατισμὸς, a Sabbath rest) for the people

HOPE: A BOLD CHOICE
HOPE: A BOLD CHOICE (Wednesday, December 18) “And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a

TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY
TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY (Tuesday, December 17) “Then God said, ‘Let the waters under the heavens be gathered

CELEBRATING OUR JEWISH “ROOT”
CELEBRATING OUR JEWISH “ROOT” (Monday, December 16) “By faith You justified the Forefathers, when through them You betrothed

EMBRACING HOPE AMIDST A CULTURE OF “DOOM-SCROLLING”
EMBRACING HOPE AMIDST A CULTURE OF “DOOM-SCROLLING” (Saturday, December 14) “In your womb, O all-blameless Theotokos, we behold

FREED FROM PEOPLE-PLEASING
FREED FROM PEOPLE-PLEASING (Friday, December 13) “But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other

SOLITUDE vs. LONELINESS
SOLITUDE vs. LONELINESS (Thursday, December 12) Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to

FAITH IN THE HUMAN BEING
FAITH IN THE HUMAN BEING (Wednesday, December 11) “We love because He first loved us. If anyone says,

ILLUMINED, BUT NOT CONSUMED
ILLUMINED, BUT NOT CONSUMED (Tuesday, December 10) “Standing in a furnace of flaming fire as though in dew,