PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On phones, fragmented attention, and the loss of remembrance of God “Your mind will either be with God or with something else. It cannot remain nowhere.” — Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra There is a reason silence has become so difficult for us. Not simply because the world is noisy. The world has always been noisy. Cities were noisy in the time of the Desert Fathers. Markets were noisy. Families were noisy. Human beings have always carried turmoil within themselves. But we h

Life against the current of distraction “Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” — Romans 12:2 ⸻ Many want to surrender to God, but few understand what must be surrendered. They imagine surrender means accepting a tragedy, enduring a burden, or trusting God when plans fail. These things may be included. But the deeper surrender is more terrible. It is the surrender of the self that has been shaped by the world. The self that must be s