STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS
“And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass...
BORN ANEW TO A LIVING HOPE
“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the exiles of the Diaspora… Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great...
GRIEVING WITH THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING
“Blessed are those who mourn (οἱ πενθοῦντες), for they shall be comforted.” (Mt 5: 4) It is necessary to mourn, when one has suffered...
CALLED TO FREEDOM
“For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of...
YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN
“Consider him (Christ) who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart. In your...
SLEEPING FROM SORROW
“…In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down on the ground. When he got up from...
A DISPUTE AMONG THEM
“And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body which is given for you. Do...
ON BEING “SCANDALIZED”
“Just then his disciples came. They wondered (ἐθαύμασαν) that he was talking with a woman, but none said, ‘What do you wish?’ or, ‘Why...
DAILY SURRENDER
“Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” (Mt 6: 11-12) The...
THE RIGHT LAND
“O God, my God, early in the morning I seek you (πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω), my soul thirsts for you, and moreover my flesh, in a dry and weary...
