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October 2023

October 15, 2023

II Nicea And Practical Theology

The truths of the Christian faith have practical implications which follow from them. The teaching...

October 13, 2023

Jesus, The Great Teacher, Taught With Skillful Means

Teachers need to know their students, addressing them according to their abilities. Many do this...

October 11, 2023

Catholic Institutions Vs Catholic Teachings

One of the most attractive elements of the Catholic faith is its teachings, especially those...

October 10, 2023

The Need For Holy Fools Today

Christians often confuse cultural norms and laws as universal norms which they and everyone else...

October 08, 2023

Loving Enemies Requires Trust In God

One of the great challenges of the Christian faith, and indeed, something which is very...

October 06, 2023

Ideology And The Conflict Between Science And Religion

While we often find conflict between people of science and people of faith, such conflict,...

October 04, 2023

Pope Francis, Climate Change And Laudate Deum

Climate change is real. Even if we do not experience the worst case scenario, a...

October 03, 2023

St. Gregory The Theologian And The Incarnation

The incarnation reveals to us new ways to understand and deal with the world. God...

October 01, 2023

Tradition Without Love Brings Pain And Misery

Christianity offers us a middle way between legalism and antinomianism. It does this by telling...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

What Does Eucharistic Coherence Entail?

When trying to understanding “eucharistic coherence,” we should keep in mind the way the eucharist...

September 28, 2023

God And Gender

God has no gender. God transcends all genders, and yet all genders participate in and...

September 26, 2023

God And The Poor

St. Peter Chrysologus pointed out that those who stand for and promote the poor are,...

September 24, 2023

Prejudice, Tradition, And The Canaanite Woman

Great faith can lead to great deeds. Even those whom many people think are far...

September 22, 2023

The World Must Help Migrants Today, Not Tomorrow

We seem to be living in a time of mass migration. It is not the...

September 21, 2023

Eschatological Justice

One of the great Christian hopes, a hope which is not uniquely Christian but something...

September 19, 2023

We Must Not Ignore The Symbolic Aspect Of The Sacraments

We have grown so accustomed to ignore the symbolic aspect of the sacraments that many...

September 17, 2023

The Foolishness Of God

While common sense often provides basic insight which can be useful in making judgments, it...

September 15, 2023

We Should Not Act As The Judge

We are told in Scripture that it is God, not us, who is to act...

September 13, 2023

Christians Must Stand With Christ, Not Greg Abbott

Cruelty continues to be the point as Texas Governor Greg Abbott pushes on with his...

September 12, 2023

Paradoxes Of The Eucharist

When we contemplate the eucharist, we can find all kinds of paradoxes associated with it,...

September 10, 2023

Legalism Vs The Cross

St. Paul warned us against using some external representation of the faith, however good and...

September 08, 2023

Accepting Our Nothingness

God created the universe out of nothing; this makes creation contingent in its existence. The...

September 07, 2023

Following Medical Science Is The Proper Christian Thing To Do

St. Isaac the Syrian reminds us of the consequences which follow if we do not...

September 05, 2023

Victory Against Temptation And Sin

We have many temptations and sins which we fall into throughout our lives. While we...

September 03, 2023

St Phoebe And Women’s Voices

It is hard to imagine how different Christianity would have been without all the contributions...

September 01, 2023

God Changes Without Change

Humanity has had, and continues to have, many kinds of relationships with God. Many of...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

In Politics And Religion, Sophistry Is Being Used To Defend Ideology

Sophists like to generate generalizations; through them, they find it easier to create the equivocations...

August 29, 2023

Martha And Her Wrong Intentions

Often, people misunderstand the message given in the story of Sts Mary and Martha. They...

August 27, 2023

St Ossius Sacrificed His Honor And Reputation Out Of Love

Faith, hope and love go together. Love encourages us to do all kinds of amazing...

August 25, 2023

The Symbolic Aspect Of The Sacraments And The Church

When talking about sacraments, we must distinguish the ritual aspect of the sacrament, the accidents...

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