As I shared in the article, originally the Church remembered what Jesus did at the Last Supper in the practice of Christian Suppers. He established a way to fulfill His promise to be with His friends unto the end of … Continue reading
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The Christian’s spiritual life (life in the Spirit) is intimately connected with the Church’s faith and worship. While we may consider them separately, we must know that they are essentially related, simply different aspects of the same reality. “Theology” (the … Continue reading
Our readings for this great feast of Pentecost are again taken from the Acts of the Apostles and from John’s Gospel. The reading from Acts recounts the actual occasion of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and … Continue reading
I introduced the idea that PRAYER is the means that we humans have to encounter God. We should try and analyze this encounter carefully, because if we do not know the laws its follows we may let it slip away. … Continue reading
It seems that on this weekend that intervenes between the feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and the feast of Pentecost, both readings seem deal with the completion of the work of God: Acts recounts the words of Paul … Continue reading
It is by prayer, gropingly at first, in the dawn of a new vision, that we seek and find God and ourselves in a co-relative way. Then later, when a clearer light has shown us what we can see of … Continue reading
In the Eastern Church, theosis is the understanding that human beings can have real union with God and so become like God to such a degree that we participate in the divine nature. It is a concept derived from the … Continue reading
The prominence given the Eucharistic celebration in the ancient Church leaves no doubt that at the time it was the most important part of Christian liturgical life. It originated in the simple rite instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper … Continue reading
Perhaps one of the most challenging and demanding aspects of Christianity is its call to unconditional love of others. I know that this is one of the most difficult things about Christianity. We humans instinctively lash out at our enemies … Continue reading
Gregory of Nazianzus, a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and an eminent theologian, is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. As a classically trained orator and philosopher, he infused Hellenism into the early church, firmly establishing … Continue reading