My most beloved Lord, as I think about Your Cross I am filled with a deep sense of Your love for me and I am humbled. I thank You for the gift of my faith which provides me with the … Continue reading
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WE BOW TO YOUR CROSS, O MASTER! AND WE PRAISE YOUR HOLY RESURRECTION! We have almost reached the mid-point of our forty day preparation for the Great Day, Easter. The essential themes of the weekends of this period have been … Continue reading
Twice a year our Church decorates the Holy Cross with flowers and calls us to venerate it by making profound bows before it and kissing it. The first time is on the feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross … Continue reading
The next book in the chronologically ordered New Testament is the Gospel of John. While John’s Gospel is different from the synoptic gospels, its language has shaped Christian understandings of Jesus and his significance perhaps even more than the first … Continue reading
I have tried to present the Greek patristic view of original sin as inherited mortality which provides a new meaning to Christ’s death and resurrection. Christ had to die in order to eliminate mortality and reveal to us that human … Continue reading
The final help that we have in responding to the call to holiness is prayer and hope. We do not have to be long on the spiritual journey before we find that it is very unpredictable. It is not under … Continue reading
The early Eastern theologians – and John the Evangelist was always considered the theologian and model for them all – were the seasoned ascetics who, pure in heart, were caught up in the non-objectified, mysterious, circular movement of triadic love. … Continue reading
According to our tradition, there is, as I have shared with you, no celebration of the Eucharist on fasting days because the celebration is one continuous movement of joy. Think about this. In our Church every weekend celebrates the Resurrection … Continue reading
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who I profess to be true God and true man, help me this day to bow low before Your Cross and to proclaim Your Resurrection. Help me to truly be filled with the desire to serve … Continue reading
This week, just find time to sit quietly for about ten minutes and do two things: (1) think about what Christ’s crucifixion means to you, and (2) how you would like to be remembered by those who know you. Take … Continue reading