Musings From The High Desert

Fr. Gabriel backs up a little bit to talk about Celtic culture as a whole.

Fr. Gabriel shares one of his favorite Celtic hymns, "The Breastplate of St. Patrick," and then discusses several Celtic saints. (Click on the small Adobe icon to see the attached bibliography of resources on Celtic Christianity.)

Fr. Gabriel demonstrates how monasticism, particularly that of the "pilgrim" variety, was at the heart of Celtic Christianity.

Fr. Gabriel introduces his new series on Celtic Christianity and shares three prayers from the Celtic tradition.

Fr. Gabriel reflects on the concept of Poustinia as described in the writings of Catherine Doherty, founder of Madonna House.

Fr. Gabriel gives us an update on the progress and growth of St. Anthony of the Desert Orthodox Mission in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Fr. Gabriel explains how a unity of soul and body is one of the ways that we can experience resurrection in this life.

Frt. Gabriel asks, "Could it be that you have placed the Resurrection of Christ in the past?"

Fr. Gabriel asks the question, "How do we maintain a balance between spirit and form in the Church?"

Fr. Gabriel meditates on the perennial problem of spirit versus form in the Church.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the first petition of the prayer after the anaphora and before the Lord's Prayer in the Divine Liturgy.

Where was authority in the early Church, and what does it mean for us today? Fr. Gabriel answers these questions and more on a new Musings from the High Desert.

According to St. James, religion consists of caring for the misfortunate and training ourselves to edify and maintain the Christian life.

On a new Musings from the High Desert, Fr. Gabriel Rochelle shares his understanding of where we are in American Christianity at the start of 2011.

Fr. Gabriel describes the difference in understanding between the Christian East and the Christian West when it comes to the Incarnation, sin, grace, and redemption.

Fr. Gabriel reminds us that, in the words of St. Theophan the Recluse, "irascibility is extinguished like a spark by surrendering to God's will."

A recent discussion with a friend causes Fr. Gabriel to reflect on the pervasiveness of Western thought.

A fall cycling trip reminds Fr. Gabriel that we are always just beginning to pray.