Led forth in hope
Friday of Pascha The Lord led forth his people in hope, alleluia: and the sea overwhelmed their enemies, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia (Ps 77: 53). The...
Father Zuhlsdorf gets it right
Painting by Simeon Solomon Father Zuhlsdorf has a brilliant essay on the humble and the sublime in the sacred liturgy. I am thinking about the...
FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF
Our monastery has prepared a Litany for the Election of the Roman Pontiff. We have begun praying it after Compline. You will find the link...
Into the Water with Naaman
Water We hear in today’s Lesson how Naaman the Syrian was cleansed of leprosy in the River Jordan. Naaman descended into the very water that...
Seeing Love in the Darkness
The ‘very beautiful’ of the sixth day–expressed by the creator–is always challenged in this world by evil, suffering, and corruption. It almost seems that evil...