October 28th, 2007 at 10:02 am (From A Pilgrim's Journal)
“Fathers and teachers, I ponder, What is hell?
I maintain that hell is the suffering of being unable to love.”
Dostoyevsky
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October 22nd, 2007 at 9:56 am (From A Pilgrim's Journal)
“Do not say that it is impossible to receive the Spirit of God. Do not say that it is possible to be made whole without Him. Do not say that one can possess Him without knowing it. Do not say that God does not manifest Himself to man. Do not say that men cannot perceive the divine light, or that it is impossible in this age! Never is it found to be impossible, my friends. On the contrary, it is entirely possible when one desires it” (Hymn 27, 125-132).
St. Symeon the New Theologian died in 1022 AD.
The saint’s feast is celebrated on 12 March.
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October 18th, 2007 at 11:05 am (From A Pilgrim's Journal)
If the prayer, “Lord Jesus, have mercy on me”
is constantly on your mind and on your lips,
and the name is always in your heart
in the way that air circulates in our bodies
or feeds the candle flame,
how happy it will make you.
The sun, as it rises over the earth, brings day,
and the holy and venerable name of the Lord Jesus,
when […] Continue Reading…
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October 15th, 2007 at 5:42 am (Way Of A Pilgrim)
Without intending it to happen, I ended up spending a month in the monastery, which is why, dear mlh and other unknown readers, I have been silent for so long and I beg your forgiveness.
It seems that I have been through what, I suppose, many are afflicted with — an overdose of the world as it is, not as […] Continue Reading…
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September 23rd, 2007 at 5:14 pm (From A Pilgrim's Journal)
Snow can never emit flame.
Water can never issue fire.
A thorn bush can never produce a fig.
Just so, your heart can never be free
from oppressive thoughts, words, and actions
until it has purified itself internally.
Be eager to walk this path.
Watch your heart always.
Constantly say the prayer
“Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.”
Be humble.
Set your soul in quietness.
The more the rain […] Continue Reading…
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September 17th, 2007 at 8:53 pm (Way Of A Pilgrim)
The monastery was down a dirt road on a small hill, the land having been a gift from a rancher some hundred and fifty years earlier. Brother Dave, whom I had met in the store in town, made sure I was introduced to some of the monks living there. We shared a dinner together and, afterwards, prayer.
In the […] Continue Reading…
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September 13th, 2007 at 8:41 am (Way Of A Pilgrim)
When I left Father Garza and headed out he gave me a few notes written on a small piece of paper. Apparently, between the church and where the graves of my father and mother were miles down the road, there was a small monastery where he said I would be welcomed if I needed somewhere to spend a night […] Continue Reading…
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