The Call to Holiness is an invitation by God to gain a proper perspective on the Eastern view of salvation. The Eastern Church has a distinctive anthropological outlook which has definite implications. In the main, Eastern anthropology looks forward to … Continue reading
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One of the common myths that our modern society has spawned is that science has the answers to all of the things that we do not understand. It searches for truth about how nature operates. Its theories and laws explain … Continue reading
I would continue sharing the thoughts of Gregory Palamas about Christ and the Holy Trinity. What the Three Persons do, he says, they do together, in unison. As St. Gregory of Nyssa teaches: We do not learn that the Father … Continue reading
As I shared during the 11th Step of John’s Ladder, when the tongue is not submitted to God to be disciplined and purified, it will inevitably become a tool for sin. Our words may become a weapon to hurt our … Continue reading
We cannot deny the fact that our Divine Liturgy is symbolic in nature. It is important, however, that we truly understand the idea of symbolism as it pertains to the Liturgy. The most prevalent, “current” answer to this question of … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I shared with you our belief that Christ is living within us. Christ’s indwelling is His way of being our guide, friend and Lord. We do not have to go far to find … Continue reading
The two readings for this weekend are powerful in their message. Our Epistle is taken from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. Paul asks his readers this very poignant question: Do you not know that your body is a temple … Continue reading
According to St. Gregory, Christ is at the heart of all the great revelations of God to humankind in both the Old and New Testaments. As examples of this there are: The three men or angels that appeared to Abraham … Continue reading
As I shared in the last issue of this article, before union with God can take place, two things must happen: God must reach out to us and we must respond. When God’s hand of grace is grasped by our … Continue reading
It is my experience that, influenced by the sacramental theology of the Western Church, the true nature of the Divine Liturgy for many, even priests, is solely focused on the “consecration” of the gifts. Too soon do people seem to … Continue reading