The Very. Rev. Abbot Tryphon
is Igumen of All-Merciful Saviour Monastery on Vashon Island, Washington. Situated in the heart of a beautiful forest, surrounded by the Salish Sea, the monastery is reached by ferry from either Seattle, or Tacoma, Washington.
Religious liberty has fast become a disfavored right As Christians we all know that religious liberty and free speech are imperiled, what with the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, and the censorship of differing views by many of our large social media companies. Supreme Court Justice Alito, said censorship has āresulted in previously unimaginable restrictions on individual libertyā and whatever people believeā¦
True repentance must culminate in the Sacrament of Confession Confession is a God-given commandment, and it is one of the Sacraments of our Church. Confession must never become a formal, habitual, and unprepared act, coming forth from a sense of duty or obligation. Nor can we allow our confession to be nothing beyond some sort of psychological relief. Ā Our confessionā¦
Without suffering the cross cannot be embraced In comparison to eternity, the trials we suffer in this life are but a blip on the meter. Many are suffering job loss, illnesses, mortgage foreclosures, and all kinds of strife and hardships. Yet if we look at all these difficulties in light of eternity, this time of trial is nothing. “For Iā¦
The preeminence of love Obedience is a central theme throughout the history of salvation. Without obedience to God’s commandments, there can be no salvation, for the nous (the eye of the soul) must be healed before we can be made whole. The role of obedience is so central, in fact, that submission to God’s will must take place before theā¦
The Gospel of Christ, and the political situation of our nation We dare not reduce the Gospel of Christ to a battle between political and social issues that potentially alienate many to the message of redemption. The world around us has become hostile to whatever the Church has to say, and has made even the most basic of Christianity’s valuesā¦
Our Faith without good works is dead The very moment faith enters the soul is that moment when we turn toward God in repentance and recognize we can not live without Him. As we grow in our faith we come to realize we must remain in a continual state of repentance, for grace abounds in the heart of the manā¦
The Ancient Faith that is Orthodoxy is too precious to be hidden from others There are people who insist on holding on to resentment, often inventing situations in their minds that never happened, justifying their bad behavior by putting the blame on others. They always see themselves as the abused party. Such behavior betrays a deep spiritual and psychological illness,ā¦
The critic, fearing failure, does nothing It is easy to be critical of another person, finding fault with what we perceive they are doing, have done, or have not done. Yet the man who points out how another man has stumbled, finding fault in something he himself has not done, and in what he himself thinks he could have doneā¦
The work of the Church is to help us become aware of our eternal vocation The work of the Church is to seek out the lost sheep and bring them into her fold; that “saving enclosure” wherein we must find ways to consciously work out our salvation with the help of others. The modern mission of the Church is toā¦
I just got up from ten and a half hours of sleep, having been exhausted from my hospital stay. Fathers Paul and Martin picked me up from Swedish Medical Center late yesterday afternoon. Iām doing well for an old guy, even though I was asked if I had a walker available at home, and if I had access to āhomeā¦
We need not depend on the other person cooperating in reconciliation There are people who insist on holding on to resentment, often inventing situations in their minds that never happened, justifying their bad behavior by putting the blame on others. They always see themselves as the abused party. Such behavior betrays a deep spiritual and psychological illness, one that isā¦
