Saint Moses the Ethiopian, also known as Saint Moses the Black, was a convert to the Christian faith in 4th century Egypt. He was formerly a robber and bandit known for his brutality, physical strength, and desire for vengeance. While fleeing local authorities and taking refuge in an Egyptian monastery, he had a profound conversion after seeing the lives of the monks who lived there. He repented of his former lifestyle and joined the monastic community, being renowned for his

Saint Ignatius of Antioch, a disciple of the Apostle John the Theologian, was bishop of Antioch, Syria. He was martyred by Emperor Trajan in the early second century after publicly confronting him for worshipping false gods, being devoured by lions in the Colosseum of Rome. Tradition holds that Saint Ignatius was one of the children whom Christ Himself blessed as recorded in the synoptic gospels. Thus, he is also commemorated as Theophoros , Greek for "God-Bearer". Saint Igna

Saint Isaac the Syrian, also known as Saint Isaac of Nineveh, is quoted as saying the following on prayer: "Every good care of the intellect directed toward God and every meditation upon spiritual things is delimited by prayer, is called by the name of prayer and under its name is comprehended; whether you speak of various readings, or the cries of a mouth glorifying God, or sorrowing reflection on the Lord, or making bows with the body, or the alleluias of psalmody, or all t

Do not ask for love from your neighbor, for if you ask and he does not respond, you will be troubled. Instead show your love for your...

We live in dangerous times, but we turn to the Lord our God in trust. Our Blessed Father and Martyr Theodore Romzha had as his motto: "I...