From Fr. Jake’s: A Young Gay Christian Asks for Help

Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Here is a young Gay man reaching out for help. I have copied and pasted this thread today from Fr. Jake Stops the World, editing out too-revealing details. It hit me like a ton of bricks.
In this dialogue I am “Josh Indiana” and the young man’s home city in Tennessee has been [...]

Monastery, Protest & Home

I have a lot to say about my retreat and the protest against Peter Akinola last week, but really no one to tell it to. Two Gay friends came over last night and I thought I’d find them curious, but they weren’t at all; threatened, I suppose. Oh well, we burned some Holy Cross incense [...]

Resisting: Misunderstanding God

Saints Sergius and Bacchus, for whom an Integrity chapter is named at Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix; God bless Ian and Sidney

Tomorrow I’ll be in West Park, New York, at Holy Cross Monastery, beginning to test my vocation as a monk.
I figure I’ll flunk.
Of all the wild ideas I’ve ever had, and believe me there have [...]

God’s Will and God’s Desire

All Christians should seek the will of God. That’s what preachers tell us, and they’re right, but they leave out half the story.
One, you have to know what God’s will is before you can do anything about it; two, you then have to choose to do what God is willing.
Three, you have to live [...]