The following sermon is read on Easter Sunday in Orthodox churches around the world. The congregation stands during the reading. John Chrysostom (c. 347-407), Patriarch of Constantinople, wrote the sermon. He was known as the greatest preacher in the early Church and was given the name “Chrysostom” which means “golden mouth.” Read the text carefully and see which ...READ MORE »

Selah spent last weekend with Matt Linn. Fr. Matt Linn is a Jesuit Priest who leads what he calls “healing retreats.” He and his brother and sister-in-law have written over twenty books that,  like this retreat, translate Ignatian spirituality into layman’s terms. (One is entitled “Sleeping with Bread.” I highly recommend it!) Fr. Linn was with us ...READ MORE »

There is a wonderful little book entitled “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,” by Carol Dweck, a psychologist from Stanford. She offers the idea of two different mindsets–fixed mindset versus growth mindset. She defines a fixed mindset as one in which an individual thinks in absolutes. They believe themselves to be a certain way and do not ...READ MORE »