Good spirituality keeps us balanced in our relationship with God, others, and the material world. Contrary to what some would have you believe, Christianity is a practical religion concerned with helping us overcome sin, draw closer to God, and become … Continue reading
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I would continue sharing Cyril’s ideas about Christ as Savior in the East. There is no doubt that Cyril used ambiguous terminology (like his formula one nature incarned of God the Word, which he unknowingly borrowed from Apollinaris), but his … Continue reading
The 21st Step on John’s Ladder, is simply called FEAR. John defines fear as danger tasted in advance, a quiver as the heart takes fright before unnamed calamity. Fear is loss of assurance. Fear is, of course, natural, but it … Continue reading
We Eastern Christians follow St. Maximos the Confessor, one of the greatest of systematic theologians. He died in 662 CE from mutilation that was inflicted by the government after his arrest along with Pope St. Martin I. He named eight … Continue reading
What is universally verifiable is that the core of the primitive liturgy has, throughout its development, always remained the same. I would now like to take a closer look at the general characteristics of the byzantine Eucharistic Liturgy that we … Continue reading
I have been sharing the fact that our Church is a Church that embraces Sacred Tradition in a very big way. Tradition is the ministry of the Holy Spirit among God’s people, ever trying to make clear the truths which … Continue reading
I am sure that most people never take the time to stop and think about how they think. Most people don’t recognize that there are thoughts that constantly go through their minds of which they are totally unaware. The thoughts … Continue reading
As we move into this time after Pentecost, the assigned readings seem to give simple advice on how to live and the attitudes we must have if we are to gain the fullness of life. For the most part, our … Continue reading
As we worship today, we think about the sequence of events, as presented in the Gospels, that the Church places before us. The feast of Pentecost that we just celebrated, reveled to us that God has infused His Spirit into … Continue reading
In the last issue I opened a topic which is very important if we want to understand our Church: SACRED TRADITION or, as it is sometimes called Apostolic Tradition. It is comprised of four things: (1) our reception of God’s … Continue reading