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Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 254 min read
Christianity, Infantilized
Time and again, we hear people comment on the lack of maturity in young adults, as compared with "before." We leave it to others, more...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 201 min read
New Wheels
Thanks to the incredible generosity of one our Oblates, the Monastery has a new 2024 Ford F-150 pick-up truck! The vehicle was purchased...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 21 min read
A Wonderful New Video
The Rev. Peter Kavanaugh, Priest at St. Benedict Orthodox Church, Wichita Falls, Texas, has released an excellent new video on Western...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Jul 295 min read
"Thou hast fed thy household, O Lord..."
A reflection by Abbot Theodore These are the opening words of the Postcommunion Collect of the traditional Rite of St. Gregory for today,...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Feb 161 min read
Life in the Clouds over Colorado
It is one of those days when the clouds blow in from the east and veil the monastery campus in pale grey. This begins to coat all the...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Dec 30, 20232 min read
A Thank-you and a Prayer
Tomorrow being the last day of the year of our Lord, 2023, this seems a good time to offer a thank-you to all who have been our...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Nov 18, 20232 min read
November 18, Feast of St. Odo of Cluny
St. Odo, 878--942 A.D., was of noble birth and was educated in Paris. Around 909 he became a monk, was ordained priest, and assigned as...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Oct 28, 20231 min read
Welcome, winter!
It seems that winter has blown in with our first snow storm on this Eve of Christ the King! Almost like an early "White Christmas," it...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Only by relying on Thee...
"O All-good One, Whose kindness is immeasurably greater than the deceit of the world, strengthen my miserable soul with hope in thy...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Oct 5, 20231 min read
It's Autumn, Again...
The change of season is in full swing here in the mountains. Temperatures have dropped, leaves are changing, and the winds are picking...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 9, 20232 min read
Fasting -- it's about more than food!
In his weekly message to the faithful of the Antiochian Archdiocese, His Eminence Metropolitan SABA, wrote about the intersection of...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 5, 20231 min read
Updates!
Today, we updated some of our pages, including the latest newsletters and the Mountain Monk Store. Be sure to check them out. We hope to...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Aug 3, 20231 min read
Ad multos annos!
His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Great City of God Antioch and All the East joined His Eminence Metropolitan Saba and many clergy...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
May 24, 20231 min read
How Good and Pleasant It Is
It is always a pleasure to spend time with other members of the Monastic Order and join them in worship and fellowship. During his...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Merry Christmas From Us to You!
December 24, Christmas Eve December 25, Christmas Day Vigils (Matins) 4:30 a.m. Lauds & Lauds & Sung Mass 9:00 a.m....
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us!
August 5th brings the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows, named for a miraculous snowfall in Rome on that day in the year 352 A.D. A wealthy,...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Jun 16, 20222 min read
The Spirit of the Lord filleth the Whole World
Our world is in such turmoil! It does not matter from what perspective we may be viewing things, it is easy to see that a spirit of...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
May 5, 20221 min read
To everything there is a season...
St. Benedict says the Abbot should arrange - and rearrange - the tasks assigned to the monks depending on several factors. Here, we have...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Caelitum, Joseph, decus
JOSEPH, whose glory fills the church with praises, Spouse of the Virgin, Jesus' foster-father, From the Almighty came thy high vocation,...
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Dom Theodore Phillips
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Remember O Man that thou art dust...
Grant O Lord unto thy faithful people: that they may enter upon the venerable solemnity of the fast with fitting piety, and may pass...
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