PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Why the World Hears So Little of Christ Even When We Speak So Much About Him “During my stay with you, the only knowledge I claimed to have was about Jesus, and only about him as the crucified Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 2:2 There is something in this passage that should make every Christian uncomfortable. Especially clergy. Especially theologians. Especially those of us who spend much of our lives speaking about God. Paul says he came to Corinth without brilliance. Without impr

On Discovering a Heart Still Untouched by the Fire “He who has seen his sin is greater than he who raises the dead.” Saint Isaac the Syrian I passed through formation without ever being destroyed. This is the truth I did not know how to speak then. And perhaps I did not want to know it. I learned the language. I learned th e theology. I learned how to think clearly, how to speak carefully, how to carry myself with a certain gravity. I learned how to stand before others and sp