Central to the Christology endorsed by the early councils was the vision of Christ as both the eternal Logos and the “New Adam,” who established the unity of humanity with himself as the divine model according to whose image human … Continue reading
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Our Eastern Catholic Church believes that the Bible is God’s word, revealed for the salvation of humanity. Our doctrine holds that God inspired the writing of the Bible in its original languages, but that translations, by their very nature, are … Continue reading
I have already covered 25 of John’s 30 Steps of the Divine Ascent. The 26th step, which I introduced in last week’s Bulletin, is Discernment. This step truly deals with real self-knowledge. We must, however, also be aware of our … Continue reading
In order to acquire the “mind” of Christ, we must embrace a certain vision of Him. He is truly the proto-archetypal man. He reveals to us not only perfect God, but also perfect man, as man is intended to be, … Continue reading
It is my hope that my readers are gradually getting a real understanding of ANAMNESIS. I truly believe that if we understand this idea, our worship becomes much more meaningful. The full participation in the Eucharist is an encounter with … Continue reading
As we conclude this 22nd week after Pentecost, we are called to remember the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council – the Council that put an end to Iconoclasm (i.e., the smashing of icons). It was the second Council of … Continue reading
Hopefully, my readers will begin to see how all of the various topics that I cover in the Eastern Herald begin to merge into a fuller understanding of God’s actions with humankind. In the last issue of this article, I … Continue reading
In the last issue I introduced the Eastern Church’s idea of Theoria with regard to the Bible. Thus it is obvious that the interpretation of the Scriptures according to Theoria mandates not only a recognition of the Bible’s inspiration, but … Continue reading
I have been suggesting in this article that the call to holiness is a call to enter into a genuine relationship with God which can only be facilitated by the establishment of genuine relationships with other human beings. If we … Continue reading
I ended this article in the last issue of the Eastern Herald, by sharing John Damascene’s definition of the two terms which have repeatedly showed up in this article, namely ousia and hypostasis. Hopefully my readers are beginning to have … Continue reading