PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On the silent catastrophe of a Church without elders “Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.” Deuteronomy 32:7 ⸻ There is a wound in the Church that few speak of openly. It is not doctrinal. It is not liturgical. It is not moral in the way people usually mean. It is paternal. There are not enough fathers. Not priests. Not administrators. Not scholars. Fathers. Men and women who have passed through the fire and emerged without illusion. Sou

Charism, fracture, and the call to repentance in wounded spiritual communities “Where there is no repentance, there is no life.” — St Sophrony of Essex ⸻ Forgiveness Sunday As the Church approaches Great Lent, she places on our lips the words Forgive me . This is not a polite exchange. It is a spiritual crossing. We cannot step into the fast while carrying our enemies with us. We cannot ask God for healing while refusing it to one another. Forgiveness Sunday does not erase wo