PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

St. Isaac the Syrian, the Longing for God, and a Path Forty Years in the Making “What unfolds across these pages is one movement of desire—the heart awakening to wonder, being drawn beyond itself, and discovering that its deepest longing has always been for God.” There are books we write, and there are books that seem to have been writing themselves within us for years before we finally recognize them. Desire and Wonder belongs to the latter. I am very grateful to announce th

On Renewal, Confidence, and the Gifts We Have Been Given “No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lampstand where it shines for everyone in the house.” Matthew 5:15 One of the recurring temptations in the life of the Church is to become custodians of treasures we no longer fully believe are treasures. We preserve them. We defend them. We speak about their importance. Yet we hesitate to offer them with conviction. Perhaps this happens because we have bec