This weekend we anticipate the feast of the Nativity of Mary, the Mother of God. We anticipate this Marian feast this weekend because next weekend we celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The feast of Mary’s … Continue reading
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As I shared with you in the last issue of this article, I have come to understand that the call to holiness is a call to faith and personal transformation or change. Personal change or transformation really embraces a change … Continue reading
My heavenly Father will treat you in exactly the same way (as the master in the parable did his merciless official) unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart This week the Gospel message so-overshadows the message of … Continue reading
I have been sharing information in this article about the Gospel of Mark. As I shared with you, Mark’s Gospel begins with the baptism of Jesus by John. The gospel does not portray Jesus as publicly proclaiming his identity as … Continue reading
I sincerely believe that Eastern spirituality has much to offer humankind. I also truly believe, however, that whether we are aware of it or not, our thinking about spirituality has been highly influenced by the western world which seems to … Continue reading
The Divine Liturgy is meant to facilitate our encounter with God. While we are led to do this by remembering what Jesus did while He was here on earth, the reason we do this is so that we might have … Continue reading
For the entire patristic and Byzantine tradition, knowledge of God implies participation in God and includes not only intellectual knowledge but the experience of being in union with God. In the monastic tradition of Macarius, this idea of participation is … Continue reading
One of the unique aspects of our Church is our liturgical year – a cycle that consists of Sundays, weekdays, the feasts of our Lord, the Mother of God, the saints and the periods of fasting and forbidden times. We … Continue reading
In spite of all my personal introspection and experience in dealing with others, I still don’t know if I understand why we humans find it so very difficult to change the way we think. We hang on to old ways … Continue reading
This Friday we remember the beheading of John. None of the sources give an exact date, it was probably in the years 28-29 CE after he was imprisoned by Herod and at the behest of Herodias his brother’s wife whom … Continue reading