In the last issue of this article I began a series of thoughts about the differences between Eastern and Western Christianity by first looking at one of the major influences on Western Christianity, the Reformation. The Reformation did not directly … Continue reading
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There is a strong scholarly consensus that 2 Peter is the last New Testament (NT) document to be written. Some date it as late as 150 CE, and most date it between 120 and 150 CE. Among the reasons for … Continue reading
When we start the Divine Liturgy we declare the beginning and the end of what we do together, namely make the Kingdom of Heaven present. In the Divine Liturgy the Church makes an ascent to the Table of the Lord … Continue reading
The original source from which I took my ideas for this article suggest that we “must admit, when it comes to thinking about God, that we’re all a little stupid. If you look around you will find that the world … Continue reading
On this weekend after the glorious and great feast of, our scripture readings are taken from Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians and the Gospel of Matthew. I think that one has to truly pause and reflect upon these two readings … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article, I began to share thoughts on how the very vestments of the priest links him to the assembly. I shared the meaning of the stikharion and the epitrakhilion. Such is also the case … Continue reading
One of the very important Eastern Fathers of the Church who is key in the interpretation of Holy Scripture, is St. Gregory Palamas. It was in 1334, while on Mt Athos, in his third year at the hermitage of St. … Continue reading
One of the first things we need to do in order to find our True Self is to admit that our imaginations need cleansing, that they are filled with all kinds of images that do us no good whatsoever and … Continue reading
I think that in order to understand the WAY of Jesus, we have to reflect upon WHO Jesus is! We cannot avoid this question because the answer to it determines our interpretation of the Gospels. One way to describe who … Continue reading
I think that in order to understand our Greek-Catholic Church we must know how it differs from the Roman-Catholic Church, realizing that the historical context within which each Church developed has influenced it. Before a Westernized Christian can hope to … Continue reading