I would continue sharing thoughts from the Greek Fathers about our faith. They have told us that just as Christ became the New Adam in order to save the whole Adam, that is to say, to save all humankind, so … Continue reading
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Do not lay up for yourselves an earthly treasure. Moths and rust corrode; thieves break in and steal. Make it your practice instead to store up heavenly treasure, which neither moths nor rust corrode nor thieves break in and steal. … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing some of the thoughts of the Greek Fathers of the Church on Theosis. I am sure that all of my readers know the famous words of St. Athanasius the Great: God became man … Continue reading
The fifth step on St. John’s Ladder of Divine ascent, is REPENTANCE. St. John says that Repentance is the renewal of baptism and is a contract with God for a fresh start in life. The Greek word for repentance, as … Continue reading
I ended the last installment of this article on the New Testament with the idea that REVELATION contains highly symbolic language and that numbers are also highly symbolic, especially the number seven. In Revelation there are seven letters, a scroll … Continue reading
Before my digression about the word mercy, which is so frequently used in our worship, I had reached a point in this article on the Divine Liturgy which is called the Liturgy of the Faithful. As I shared, non-initiated people … Continue reading
The call to holiness is a call to bear witness to the revelation of God through the Person of Jesus. True evangelization, I believe, is all about bearing witness to this truth. It means living in such a manner that … Continue reading
I think that it is very important to realize that most of us probably have some truly stupid ways of thinking about God, especially when we have to deal with life’s challenges. The word Stupid, which comes from Latin, means … Continue reading
Pentecost, which is the final event in the history of our salvation (for the gift of the Holy Spirit will not be followed, in this world, by any superior or new dispensation) leads us into the heart of the mystery … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing the thoughts of the Greek Fathers about the Spirit of God in creation. It is based on a rather highly developed theology of the Holy Spirit and forms the basis for our beliefs … Continue reading