Dear Friends of Philokalia Ministries, I wanted to share with you a brief update on two works that have taken shape over these past months, somewhat unexpectedly. To Become All Flame is now with the typesetter and cover designer and is moving toward publication. Many of you will recognize its origins. Much of the book grew out of the retreats, reading groups, conversations, and years we have spent together with the Fathers—especially their understanding of prayer as the gradu

On priesthood, the religious ego, and discovering the person who remains before God “Wherever you go, have God before your eyes.” — Abba Anthony When priestly or religious formation begins relatively young and then extends across decades, it does not merely teach a person what to do. It gradually supplies a grammar for understanding who one is. Clothing, title, community, obedience, liturgical place, relationships, expectations, even the way others look at us—all of these can