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REFLECTIONS


Fr. Tom Tsagalakis
Dec 23, 20244 min read
Christmas: The Divine Descent
A View from the Moon I remember reading about the space shuttle Columbia where astronaut James Irwin walked on the moon in 1971. He said,...


Tina
Dec 23, 20243 min read
Charting New Paths: Remembering Jabran
I heard a saying recently that went, “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.” These eleven words could have been...


Luke
Dec 11, 20243 min read
The Good News of Christmas: Part 2
If you open your Bible to the Christmas story, you’ll find an interesting pattern. The angel Gabriel appears to Zacharias and says, “Do...


Fr. Tom Tsagalakis
Dec 10, 20244 min read
Jesus Is Passing By!
The Encounter of Faith I've been intrigued with the parable of the blind man found in Luke 18:35-43 during my Advent journey. The blind...


Paisia
Dec 6, 20242 min read
The Most Holy Theotokos
The devotional book, Behold A Great Light: A Daily Devotional for the Nativity Fast through Theophany (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2023),...


Maria
Dec 5, 20243 min read
Sharing Light: A Story of Healing and Repentance
Reflecting on my journey before joining Holy Apostles, I spent two years battling depression. Around January, Fr. Tom shared a story...


Paisia
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Standing In Awe
There’s an Evangelical Christian worship song that came to my mind recently. I was thinking about the importance of standing in silence...


Luke
Nov 28, 20243 min read
The Good News of Christmas: Part 1
We are about a quarter of the way into the Nativity Fast leading up to the celebration of Christ’s birth. We have this time of year to...


Fr. Tom Tsagalakis
Nov 26, 20244 min read
Be An Attitude of Thanksgiving
More Than Just a Holiday Like many things in life, holidays often come and go and for some, holidays have lost their meaning and have...


Maria
Nov 21, 20243 min read
Bomb Cyclones, Atmospheric Rivers, and Outages, Oh My!
Growing up in the Midwest, I became quite accustomed to severe weather events. Thunderstorms, tornadoes, blizzards, and ice storms were...


Fr. Tom Tsagalakis
Nov 18, 20244 min read
Reflections on Confession
The Nature of Human Relationships It is hard to imagine a deep friendship or marriage without some sort of forgiveness being asked of one...
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