As you, my readers, are aware, I havebeen using this article in several different ways to help you understand a little more about the faith and religion that we profess and practice. Some articles are about the feasts that we … Continue reading
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The Pauline letter which is used during the first weeks after Pentecost for our Epistle reading is the Letter to the Romans. In addition to introducing Paul to Christians in Rome, this letter has another primary purpose, namely explicating its … Continue reading
To be Church also means to consider ourselves as the People of God. Like the people of Israel, we must come to think of ourselves as the People of God. When we do this, it changes how we think about … Continue reading
On this third weekend after the feast of Pentecost, we also celebrate the feast of the two great Apostles, Peter and Paul. These two Apostles stand out in Christian history because of the roles that they played in the establishment … Continue reading
As I expressed in the last issue of this article, the call to holiness is also a call to be church. I further suggested that to be church also means to be community. I would now like to suggest that … Continue reading
On the 29th of June our Church celebrates the feast of The Holy, Illustrious and Ever-praised Major Apostles, Peter and Paul. Both Peter and Paul are distinguished for their character, their zealous apostolic labors and their willingness to come to … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I began sharing with you how St John Chrysostom explains the meaning of the Divine Liturgy. He actually used several different ways. The first way is based on the belief that all the … Continue reading
The next Pauline letter that needs to be considered in a chronological presentation of the “books” of the New Testament (NT) is his letter to the Romans. It is his longest letter and distinctive in many ways. Only his First … Continue reading
I have shared with you, my readers, that Theophan believed that a sinner (i.e., a person who is not concerned about God or their spiritual) is in the same position as a man who is submerged in deep sleep. Just … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I began sharing Maximus the Confessor’s ideas about Theosis or Divinization. Maximus maintained that God will recognize and divinize His own, that is, those who willfully employ their true nature. He maintained that … Continue reading