Send us a text What does real freedom look like? Not doing anything we want—but being freed from what masters us. Mother Theoliptie explains freedom as cooperation with grace (not raw willpower) and shares counsel she received from the abbess before entering St. Demiana Monastery. Sam shares his journey that pulled him away from the church and how Christ led him back, and the one habit he’s resisting on his journey. We end with a 3‑minute guided practice you can try tonight. Practice: One‑Hab...
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Send us a text What does real freedom look like? Not doing anything we want—but being freed from what masters us. Mother Theoliptie explains freedom as cooperation with grace (not raw willpower) and shares counsel she received from the abbess before entering St. Demiana Monastery. Sam shares his journey that pulled him away from the church and how Christ led him back, and the one habit he’s resisting on his journey. We end with a 3‑minute guided practice you can try tonight. Practice: One‑Hab...
Special: Remembering Tamav (Mother) Irini ; A Living Witness of Freedom & Joy
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Special: Remembering Tamav (Mother) Irini ; A Living Witness of Freedom & Joy
Send us a text On her feast day (October 31), we honor St. Mother Irini—abbess of the St. Philopateer Mercurius (Abu Seifein) Convent in Old Cairo (✠ 2006). Sarah offers a brief life sketch; Mother Theoliptie recalls meeting Tamav in 1995 and her later appearance as Tamav entered monastic life at St. Demiana’s. Fr. Samuel shares how we can imitate her virtues today; repentance, humility, obedience, mercy, and unceasing prayer. We close with a short prayer and a simple practice you can tr...
Desert & City
Send us a text What does real freedom look like? Not doing anything we want—but being freed from what masters us. Mother Theoliptie explains freedom as cooperation with grace (not raw willpower) and shares counsel she received from the abbess before entering St. Demiana Monastery. Sam shares his journey that pulled him away from the church and how Christ led him back, and the one habit he’s resisting on his journey. We end with a 3‑minute guided practice you can try tonight. Practice: One‑Hab...
