The Forgotten Way

Passion 245 Obloquy 09.01.2026 7:33 ↓

Obloquy is a strong condemnation. It is verbal abuse, criticism, and insults. 

Passion 244 Hardness of Heart 08.01.2026 6:24 ↓

Hardness of heart is being cold, insensitive, and resistant to spiritual truth. 

Passion 243 Grave Robbing 07.01.2026 5:51 ↓

Grave robbing is to steal what is due to the deceased.

Passion 242 Wiliness 06.01.2026 5:38 ↓

Wiliness is being cunning, crafty, and sneaking. People with guile are full of wiliness. 

Passion 241 Usury 05.01.2026 5:35 ↓

Usury is the practice of lending money and earning profit by charging interest. 

Passion 240 Illicit Gains 04.01.2026 5:22 ↓

Illicit gains are to gain wealth, status, or praise in an immoral way.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete - Leaks and God's Love 03.01.2026 6:36 ↓

Do we take our own growth in the spiritual life as seriously as God takes it?

Passion 239 Sacrilege 03.01.2026 5:50 ↓

Sacrilege is a violation or misuse of what is sacred. 

Passion 238 Bridandry 02.01.2026 5:41 ↓

Brigandry is the practice of organized robbery by criminals who plunder for a living.

Passion 237 Killing 01.01.2026 5:47 ↓

Killing is to murder which stems from anger, hatred, and remembrance of wrongs. 

Passion 236 Warfare 31.12.2025 6:11 ↓

Warfare is a hostile conflict between competing enemies.

Passion 235 Conspiracy 30.12.2025 5:59 ↓

A conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

St. George Men's Group at St. Nicholas Parish- Struggling to Keep the First Things First 30.12.2025 23:05 ↓

A rule for life helps us to maintain consistency in our daily spiritual struggle and pulls us back from distraction. 

Passion 234 Reprehensible Collusion 29.12.2025 6:10 ↓

Reprehensible collusion is a secret agreement between two or more parties to deceive and mislead others.

Passion 233 Disorderliness 28.12.2025 8:08 ↓

Disorderliness is to do things in a random and chaotic manner.

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- Cunning Compliments 27.12.2025 7:15 ↓

The hidden snares of compliments sometimes draw blood. 

Passion 232 Insubordination 27.12.2025 5:52 ↓

Insubordination is the explicit refusal to follow a supervisor's instructions and the direct challenge to authority. 

Passion 231 Excessive Love of Order 26.12.2025 6:51 ↓

Excessive love order is a false notion of obedience and control that stems from self-reliance and a lack of faith.

Passion 230 License of tongue 25.12.2025 6:13 ↓

License of tongue is excessive talkativeness.

Passion 229 Flute playing 24.12.2025 6:19 ↓

Flute playing is to make music with a flute or a pipe.

Passion 228 Revelry 23.12.2025 6:13 ↓

Revelry is excessive and indulgent eating, drinking, and partying.

Passion 227 Improper Songs 22.12.2025 5:45 ↓

Improper songs are songs and music that incite the passions rather than lift the heart and mind to God.

Passion 226 Clapping 21.12.2025 6:42 ↓

Clapping is an act of applause and praise made by striking the hands together.

Passion 225 Immodest Dancing 20.12.2025 7:08 ↓

Immodest dancing is indecent, improper, and leads to lust. 

Saturday Afternoon at St. John's Skete- All I Want for Christmas Is... 20.12.2025 15:57 ↓

All I really want is to be able to do a metany by the time evening prayer rolls around on Christmas night, so we pre-examined the potential spiritual pitfalls heading into the Nativity.