Philoxenia
Philoxenia is the virtue of radical hospitality. It’s how we might find ourselves entertaining angels without knowing it. The lives of many Saints show us philoxenia in action. If you’re looking for a particular post, check the index.
When names matter more than money
Bill is a huge fan of Steven King and Dean Koontz and Sue Grafton. He was reading Grafton’s J is for Justice, and at some point in the story, one of the characters makes vanilla and chocolate brownies. So, he told me, he decided to check and see if Grafton was on...
How to love strangers: Lessons in philoxenia
It’s Tuesday, so I should have another picture book review for you. In fact, I’ve been trying to review a lovely picture book about a queen and a Christmas tree. But the news over the last week has been so bleak and so sad that I haven’t been able to write about...
In this family, we don’t judge
During his life, the Uncondemning Monk was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad monk. His brother monks expected that, because of his many and grievous sins, the angels would take him from the monastery straight to Hell when he died. But that didn’t happen....
The Parable of the Great Feast
When the priest began reading the Gospel at the Divine Liturgy yesterday, I felt my heart leap into my throat. It was the parable of the Great Feast. I had been talking about that parable on Saturday with a friend. The Parable of the Great Feast The Lord said this...THE MAGIC OF BOOKS
Share the joy of Pascha through the magic of a book: Catherine's Pascha.
