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Walking in the Dark

Sermon preached by Fr. Antony Hughes on Sunday, October 23, 2016  Darkness and light are not opposites. They are equally parts of life, rising and falling like waves from the same ocean. St. John writes so beautifully that “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” He speaks of the human experience.  Darkness is as much a part of life as light is and just as the light shines in

The Fifth Tuesday of Great Lent: Our Journey to God

We must be open to the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives By Abbot Tryphon, December 24, 2019 The spiritual struggle that is required of us cannot depend on having a spiritual father. Most Orthodox Christians do not have one, and the average parish priest is not equipped, either with the time, nor the inclination, to take on the role of spiritual father to members of his flock. Just carrying the load as