In understanding the Divine Liturgy we must realize that the Church, influenced by Judaism, saw the importance of calling together the People of God into a visible community in order to manifest and make real the unity that belief in … Continue reading
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One of the elements of Eastern Spirituality is obedience to the will of God. To obey, in the context of scripture, means to lend an ear to the expression of another’s will, and to respond to it. Obedience, then, is … Continue reading
There is indeed a consensus in Greek patristic and Byzantine traditions in identifying the inheritance of the Fall as an inheritance essentially of mortality rather than of sinfulness, sinfulness being merely a consequence of mortality. The idea appears in Chrysostom, … Continue reading
The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a very ancient feast. The history of the feast, like the history of the finding of the true Cross, is obscured by various legends. It is not easy to separate … Continue reading
It is my hope that my readers are wrestling with the ideas I am trying to present in this article. I truly believe that it is essential that we wrestle with and think about the call given to us by … Continue reading
EUPHEMIA born to a noble family in Chalcedon, she lived during the reign of Diocletian. She was known among Christians and non-Christians alike for her charity. She, with other Christians, were asked to offer sacrifices to the Roman gods. She … Continue reading
The Son of Man [had to] be lifted up, that all who believe may have eternal life in him. Yes, God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him may not die but … Continue reading
I have, in this article, been sharing information about the New Testament (NT) and presenting the books which comprise it in chronological order. The first books to be included in the NT were seven of Paul’s Letters. After that, the … Continue reading
The Greek patristic understanding of man never denies the unity of mankind or replaces it with a radical individualism. The Pauline doctrine of the two Adams (“As in Adam all men die, so also in Christ shall all be brought … Continue reading
It has been my sincerest hope that these articles on Eastern Spirituality are helping my readers see that Eastern Christianity presents a different and equally authentic approach to spirituality. One of the problems, I believe, that we have as Eastern … Continue reading