In the last issue of this article, I ended saying that it was the thought of the Greek Fathers that to be created according to the image of God and according to His likeness, suggests that we humans have been … Continue reading
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I would continue some remarks on St. John’s 27th Step, STILLNESS. One of the key principles of Christian life is that we don’t maintain Christian attitudes out of hatred for our world, but that we are striving to be more … Continue reading
So the call to holiness is a call to personal change. I truly believe that our iconography bears witness to this basic fact. The purpose of this earthly life is to use the opportunities that life presents to accomplish this … Continue reading
In this article I have been sharing some of the history of how our Church came to its understanding of the “role” of Christ as savior. In the last issue I shared some of the thinking of the Great Greek … Continue reading
After we join with the Angelic Host in proclaiming the Hymn of Victory, we enter into a sequence of prayers which, it is our belief, lead to the true transformation of the gifts of bread and wine into the Body … Continue reading
To acquire the mind of Christ, we must begin to think in the following way. We must say that we truly believe that in the Church, the Kingdom is present and revealed, but yet to be consummated. We must sense … Continue reading
Praise be Jesus Christ! TIME TO REFLECT ON WHY WE ARE HERE IN THIS WORLD With the commemoration of St. Philip on November 14th (Gregorian Calendar) or November 27th (Julian Calendar), we begin the customary fast or preparation for the … Continue reading
As we bring to an end the 26th week after Pentecost, our readings include a section from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians wherein he relates his impression that to be truly a Christian in this world we must put … Continue reading
The 27th Step on John’s Ladder, is STILLNESS. St. John writes that stillness of the body is the accurate knowledge and management of one’s feelings and perceptions. Stillness of soul is the accurate knowledge of one’s thoughts and is an … Continue reading
The call to holiness is a call to THEOSIS, that voluntary process of personal change and transformation that God calls us to as followers of Jesus Christ. I know that many, when they hear the words “personal change”, seem to … Continue reading