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Here and Now
"Whoever lives in the past is as if dead. Whoever lives in the future in his imagination is naive, because the future belongs only to...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Apr 81 min read
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Recent Outreach Ministries
This month has seen two of our monks engaged in outreach ministries in the Antiochian Church beyond Denver: Dom Joseph-Marie and the Icon...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Feb 201 min read
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Wintering in Denver
At the invitation of the Clergy and Vestry of St. Mark Orthodox Church in Denver, the monks are spending the winter at the Church and...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 25, 20244 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 20, 20241 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 2, 20241 min read
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"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,...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Jul 29, 20245 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Feb 16, 20241 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Dec 30, 20232 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Nov 18, 20232 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Oct 28, 20231 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Oct 27, 20233 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 9, 20232 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Sep 5, 20231 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
May 24, 20231 min read
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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....
Dom Theodore Phillips
Dec 23, 20221 min read
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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,...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Aug 4, 20221 min read
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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...
Dom Theodore Phillips
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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