On September 17th, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the three sisters Faith (Вяра), Hope (Надежда) and Love (Любов) – daughters of Sophia. Sophia means wisdom, the wisdom of God; and it is quite beautifully symbolic as it is precisely wisdom that gives...
And Jesus said: “The kingdom of God is inside you, and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood … and I am there, lift a stone … and you will find me there.” ~Gospel of Thomas, 77 God, Christ and the Holy Spirit....
Humility is one of our greatest virtues, as it essentially removes all obstacles to love and wisdom. Yet it isn’t something that is much talked about or even understood in our modern world – where the focus often is on do, do, do and know, know, know. In...
Monastic life has always been something I’ve resonated with and felt close to. Perhaps because I am a bit more of an introvert, and perhaps because I believe the church is within – in the home of our heart, where we can retreat like in a little tiny...
I recently had a really interesting discussion with a professor, partly theological, partly philosophical and partly sociological, on the power of words, and more precisely – on how much we as human beings actually limit ourselves when we exercise our prejudice...
