As you my readers know, I have been sharing the Smart and Stupid Ways to think about God that authors Michael Shevack and Jack Bemporad have conceived and I have adapted. I have already shared two stupid ways and one … Continue reading
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As I continue to share with my readers the 30 steps that Climacus devised to help us monks spiritually grow, I would remind my readers that this is truly a developmental approach to reaching holiness. We do well to reflect … Continue reading
I have recently been sharing with my readers the thoughts of our Father among the Saints, Gregory Palamas. It just dawned on me that many may know nothing about him. So I thought that I would, in this issue, share … Continue reading
The readings prescribed for the last two weekends have truly been powerful in that they have presented the truth about our human existence. We are all, at times, paralyzed or blind with regard how we are to live in order … Continue reading
During the past few issues of this article I digressed from my thoughts about our Divine Liturgy to share some thoughts about the Creed that we use and the issues connected with the Creed over the course of our history. … Continue reading
In 1596, in exchange for certain guarantees, a small group of Ukrainian Orthodox bishops agreed to recognize the authority of the Bishop of Rome. From the perspective of the Ukrainian bishops who signed the Union, its main import was to … Continue reading
Before Jesus cured the two blind men, He is said to have asked them this: “Are you confident I can do this?” They, of course, answered: “Yes Lord.” Then, after He cursed them He said: “Because of your faith it … Continue reading
Although the Eastern Fathers were aware that in the West the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son was taught, they did not usually regard it as heretical: “a whole series of Western writers, including popes … Continue reading
As I highlighted in last week’s sermon, when all is said and done, the primary message of the Good News (i.e., Gospel) is that the task of earthly life is metanoia. What exactly is metanoia? It is, in essence, the … Continue reading
So the call to holiness is the call to find the Kingdom of God within us – to find His Spirit in the Temple of our own bodies. Throughout the centuries Christian authors have attempted to map the spiritual path … Continue reading