PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Why the priest must first be formed by silence before he can safely speak in the name of God “If you are a theologian, you will pray truly. And if you pray truly, you are a theologian.” Evagrios of Pontus ⸻ There is something we must say now with sobriety and humility. Not as critics. Not as judges. But as men who have lived long enough to see the difference between knowledge and transformation. Between speaking about God and being conquered by Him. Between activity and reali

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