Through a Monk's Eyes

There is no fall too deep for Christ's love for us. Never lose hope, my brothers and my sisters.

We sometimes pray very hard for Christ to release us from our sin, but it feels as if He just looks away and doesn't want to help. Almost always, this betrays a much more serious sin in us, hiding underneath the one that troubles us. Pride, judgement, and condemnation of others can prevent Christ from releasing us from our sin.

We sometimes pray very hard for Christ to release us from our sin, but it feels as if He just looks away and doesn't want to help. Almost always, this betrays a much more serious sin in us, hiding underneath the one that troubles us. Pride, judgement, and condemnation of others can prevent Christ from releasing us from our sin.

Hope and repentance are the two wings of spiritual life.

Hope and repentance are the two wings of spiritual life.

What has happened in the last year and a half at the Orthodox Monastery of All Saints?

What has happened in the last year and a half at the Orthodox Monastery of All Saints?

Fr. Seraphim Aldea explains the hiatus from recording the podcast for 18 months.

Fr. Seraphim Aldea explains the hiatus from recording the podcast for 18 months.

This battle is now way above our heads. We need to humbly wait in the loving palm of Christ.

This battle is now way above our heads. We need to humbly wait in the loving palm of Christ.

Why can't we just focus on the spiritual side of life and live as spiritual beings? Why is the Church so keen that we should learn to control our bodies and their passions? Does God even care what we do with our bodies?

Why can't we just focus on the spiritual side of life and live as spiritual beings? Why is the Church so keen that we should learn to control our bodies and their passions? Does God even care what we do with our bodies?

We often gather our forces to fight our spiritual enemies at the wrong 'gate' of our being. Most frequently, evil enters our life through the gates of our mind and heart, not that of the body. We need to pay attention and learn the behaviour of the evil one, so we may guard well the fortress of our being. Once we learn to decode his behaviour, we can finally begin to plan a strategy to fight back.

We often gather our forces to fight our spiritual enemies at the wrong 'gate' of our being. Most frequently, evil enters our life through the gates of our mind and heart, not that of the body. We need to pay attention and learn the behaviour of the evil one, so we may guard well the fortress of our being. Once we learn to decode his behaviour, we can finally begin to plan a strategy to fight back.