Conversation and association with one’s neighbors very much affects a person. Conversation and acquaintance with a learned man communicates much...
Tolle Lege – Take Up and Read
The exercise of reading conjures up all kinds of different feelings and emotions for different people. For some, reading is...
Holy Scripture In The Life Of A Monk
During my last retreat to the monasteries in Egypt last January and in my numerous spiritual consultations with many of...
How To Read The Bible
According to Saint Mark the Monk (“Mark the Ascetic,” fifth/sixth century), “He who is humble in his thoughts and engaged...
The Study Of Scripture Is An Instruction For Life
The study of inspired Scripture is the chief way of finding our duty, for in it we find both instruction...
The Benefits of Spiritual Reading
Reading, in general, gathers the mind from its wandering and leads it to concentrate on the subject of the reading....
Early Christian Writings – The Epistle of St Ignatius to the Romans
St Ignatius (35-107 AD) the bishop of Antioch is the second Bishop of Antioch after St Peter the apostle. He was...
Monastery Retreats
The Lord of Glory sent a cherub, he led him into this mountain and when he had set his seal...
His Delight Is In The Law Of The Lord
The Law occupies many chapters in the Book of Exodus. The Lord emphasised keeping, memorising and always following the Law;...
A Gospel Motivation For The Monastic Life
“I suggest that, given what we know of the social tensions in Roman Egypt, the presence of an emerging culture...
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