In this episode, Abbot Seraphim of Holy Cross Monastery discusses the chasm that exists between the spiritual books that we read and the reality of how we live our lives. 📙 FREE eBOOK on Orthodox monastic wisdom: https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ❤️ SUPPORT THE MONASTERY: https://www.holycross.org/products/church-fund-donation ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support This is the third episode from my interview with Archimandrite Seraphim (Voepel), abbot of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell: https://social.protectingveil.com/youtube To learn more about Abbot Seraphim and his #monastery, please visit their website: https://www.holycross.org/ Bio: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Seraphim_(Voepel) MORE?! 1) 👏 SUPPORT: If you enjoy this channel, please consider supporting it! There are opportunities for financial and non-financial support: https://social.protectingveil.com/support 2) 📙 FREE eBOOK ON MONASTIC WISDOM Interested in the lives and counsels of contemporary elders and Saints of Greece? Download a free abridged version of my book on the Greek elders here: https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 3) 🔔 SUBSCRIBE! Understand your faith better so you can live it more deeply: https://social.protectingveil.com/youtube 4) 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil Website: http://protectingveil.com/ 5) 🎹 DO YOU LIKE MUSIC? I’m writing and recording songs retelling the lives of ancient Saints! The music featured at the beginning of this video is from my song for Saint Brendan the Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwaPqbVhxB4 Music Links: YouTube: null Website: http://newhagiography.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newhagiography Twitter: https://social.protectingveil.com/twitter Instagram: http://instagram.com/newhagiography Bandcamp: https://newhagiography.bandcamp.com/ 6) 🎨 ARE YOU AN ORTHODOX ARTIST OR PATRON? Please check out Zosima Society, where we’re connecting Orthodox non-liturgical artists (writers, musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, etc.) and patrons! https://social.protectingveil.com/zosimasociety