by Fr. Stephen Freeman, Glory to God for All Things, November 24, 2015 Nothing exists in general. If something is beautiful or good, it is manifest in a particular way at a particular time such that we can know it. And this is our true life. A life lived in a “generalized” manner is no …
Category: Prayer
Monasticism and the Church
This landmark address by the Abbot of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery is one of the primary motivators behind the effort to launch The Northern Thebaid Pilgrimage Project as quickly as possible. The Project can help foster a "culture of monasticism" in the Church, one which continually turns our hearts and minds towards prayer, pilgrimage, and …
What is a Holy Pilgrimage?
This article, originally a talk given by the author at the Skete of St. Seraphim of Sarov in Moss Beach, California some twenty years ago, breathes the fragrance of the Thebaid, and movingly conveys the Orthodox 'phronema', the Mind of the Church, which reminds us that, "The whole aim of our life is to become holy, …
The North American Thebaid 