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Monastery Blog
Visit our blog for regular updates, monastery news, media, sermons, and other miscellania that you might enjoy.


Why would we want to invent a new religion?
Glory to Jesus Christ! Let us remember on this Sunday the first 6 Ecumenical Councils of the Church, those Church leaders of the first...

Fr. Agapito
4 days ago3 min read
Abbot Damian Speaks about Icons
In honor of Abbot Damian's most recent speech at the Sacred Liturgy Conference in Portland, "Something Greater than the Temple is Here",...

Monks
Jul 101 min read


Turning Point in a Love Story: The Woman at the Well
Jesus goes all the way offering the most precious of treasures: “If you knew the gift of God, the water of life!"

Fr. Agapito
May 204 min read


The Holy Week Schedule
It's Here! The Schedule is Here!

Monks
Apr 102 min read


I Hunger for Garbage! A Prodigal Son Homily
Holy Scripture suddenly brings about luminous encounters with God Himself.

Fr. Agapito
Feb 176 min read


An Ancient Ethiopian Explains Repentance
"Remove from your old conduct, remove from the old man who gets corrupted through lust for sin."

Fr. Agapito
Jan 134 min read


Magnificat: a Christmas Reflection
The originality of Mary is revealed in the Greek text.
Fr. Agapito
Dec 28, 20246 min read


The Christmas Schedule
It's Here! It's Here! The Christmas Schedule!

Monks
Dec 21, 20241 min read


The Tools of Martyrdom: Old and New
The 20th Century was a century of Martyrs.

Brother Seraphim
Dec 17, 20243 min read


A Note from our Abbot: NEW BROTHER!!
Br. Anthony

Monks
Dec 12, 20241 min read


The Final Sabbath, the Final Teaching, The Final Synagogue
Oh wow, I'm more of a hypocrite than I thought.

Fr. Agapito
Nov 25, 20244 min read


No Wonder He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit...
... yet this time I find joy

Brother Seraphim
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Humble Yourself: Like a Sail Boat
Blessed are you poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

Brother Seraphim
Sep 27, 20243 min read


The Two Steps BEFORE Jesus Says "Follow Me"
We are so lucky, we monks to have bells resounding during our days, calling out to us: “Detach yourself!"

Fr. Agapito
Sep 16, 20244 min read


Who is Like God?
The place where the waters hand gone plunging down into the fissure was named Plunging, or in their language “Chonae.”

Brother Seraphim
Sep 6, 20243 min read


Stray Thoughts from the Garden
A gardener ponders the Parable of the Sower

Monks
Jun 27, 20243 min read


Speech on Iconography from our Abbot
The Mother of God in Iconography

Monks
Jun 4, 20241 min read


Watch Out For Storms!
Jonah was found asleep during the storm; so was Jesus.

Brother Seraphim
Jun 1, 20243 min read


AXIOS! The Eparchy Celebrates a New Priest!
Fr. Philip Gilbert was ordained a priest.

Monks
May 27, 20241 min read


A Very Important Visit
FOUR Bishops!

Monks
Apr 26, 20241 min read
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