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,

REAL GRATITUDE vs. THE FORMAL KIND
REAL GRATITUDE vs. THE FORMAL KIND (Monday, December 9) “Then as He entered a certain village, there met

“ORTHODOX” EXPECTATIONS
“ORTHODOX” EXPECTATIONS (Saturday, December 7) “I look for (προσδοκῶ, exspecto, чаю) the resurrection of the dead, and the

ST. NICHOLAS
ST. NICHOLAS (Friday, December 6) “(As) a rule/canon of faith (κανόνα πίστεως, правило веры), an icon of meekness,

COPING WITH BEING “GHOSTED”
COPING WITH BEING “GHOSTED” (Thursday, December 5) “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one