Tag: Solitude
The Daily Spiritual Solitude
“Solitude precedes prayer and is practiced by prayer, and from the two we grasp the love of God…”
– Mar Isaac the Syrian
If you saw...
A Comparison Between a King and a Monk
Since I see that most people love and admire things that seem to be good, rather than things which are by nature beneficial and truly...
Monastery Retreats
The Lord of Glory sent a cherub, he led him into this mountain and when he had set his seal on Abba Macarius by...
A Testimony by Dr Otto Meinardus
Today, 4.5 km west of Dair el-Baramous is one of the few inhabited caves in the ancient Desert of Scetis. Abuna Abd el-Mesih elHabashi...
The Great Man From The Cave…Departed To Jerusalem
Monasticism of this Christian era did not know a monk who lived the life of continuous solitude to the degree of Father Abd el-Mesih...
