I would offer some last thoughts on the 10th Step on John’s Ladder, that is on SLANDER. We have all known many people who secretly had committed very grave sins and had not been found out and yet, cloaked in … Continue reading
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I have been asked how the anamnetic character of our Liturgy developed. Originally early Christians remembered what Jesus did on the night before He died as a way of having Him with them. They felt His presence. The actions brought … Continue reading
In the canonical New Testament (NT), First Timothy is the first of three letters known as the “pastoral letters/epistles” of St. Paul. The other two are Second Timothy and Titus. They are called “pastoral” in part because they are addressed … Continue reading
In the last issue of this article I began sharing what the Cappadocian Fathers taught, especially about the Holy Spirit. The fact that man’s life is somehow connected with God’s breath, makes man to be God’s image. A being taken … Continue reading
With so many people in our society homeless and hungry, find a way to provide some help and support for them. If you know of a program that feeds the homeless, make a contribution to their work. Then, in addition … Continue reading
Dearly Beloved in Christ! Together with the Universal Church we are entering into a time of special grace -The Holy Year, which, according to the will of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, will last from 8th. December 2015 to 26th … Continue reading
Our Gospel reading for this weekend relates the story of Jesus curing a badly stooped woman who had been suffering for 18 years. He cured her on a Sabbath and in a synagogue. In the Hebrew system of the numerical … Continue reading
Do you know someone who might be in a nursing home or shut-in? This week you could try to actually visit a person who is in such a condition. In addition to your visit, why not bring them something that … Continue reading
St. Basil writes that the function of the Holy Spirit is not to reveal Himself, but to reveal the Son “through whom all things were made” and who is also personally known in His humanity as Jesus Christ. He also … Continue reading
I have been sharing ideas about how our Eastern Christianity differs from Western Christianity. This is true of Eastern Catholicism and Western Catholicism. One is not right and the other wrong. They are both equally true, albeit, different in a … Continue reading