PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Why the World Hears So Little of Christ Even When We Speak So Much About Him “During my stay with you, the only knowledge I claimed to have was about Jesus, and only about him as the crucified Christ.” — 1 Corinthians 2:2 There is something in this passage that should make every Christian uncomfortable. Especially clergy. Especially theologians. Especially those of us who spend much of our lives speaking about God. Paul says he came to Corinth without brilliance. Without impr

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