PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

St. Gregory the Great and the terrible possibility of doing the work of God while neglecting God “They made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept.” — Song of Songs 1:6 There are words of the Fathers that console us. There are others that leave us nowhere to hide. St. Gregory the Great’s words about the priesthood belong to the latter kind. “We accept the duties of office,” he says, “but by our actions we show that we are attentive to other things.” I