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May 03, 2021

Uncreated Energies. Part One: The Light of God

The divine nature’s transcendence leads to all kinds of paradoxes for us when we try...

April 2021

April 28, 2021

Signs, Symbols and Sacraments: Conclusion

(This is the second part of a two part series; you can read part one...

April 26, 2021

Signs, Symbols and Sacraments: Part I

Signs, symbols, and figures. Often, one of these words implies the others, as can be...

April 25, 2021

Christ Heals Those Paralyzed By Sin

When Jesus rose from the dead, he conquered and overcame the powers of sin, and...

April 21, 2021

Christ In Many Forms

At the transfiguration, Jesus was not changed, but rather, Peter, James, and John were changed,...

March 2021

March 31, 2021

The Good Shall Be Revealed And Lifted Up

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you...

March 29, 2021

Grace, Theosis, And The Uncreated Energy Of God

“God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods...

March 28, 2021

Jesus Comes To Jerusalem: Jesus Comes To Us

Rejoice! “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know...

March 22, 2021

Megethius And The Fires Of Hell

When we are new to the faith, or when we find our faith has become...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

Freedom And The Prodigal Son

One of the most difficult things for Christians to navigate is the way they are...

January 24, 2021

Humility And Grace

Preparing the faithful for the Great and Holy Fast (Great Lent), the Byzantine tradition gives...

January 17, 2021

Zacchaeus And the Truth Of The Incarnation

The incarnation must not be treated as the ultimate form of deus ex machina; when...

January 10, 2021

Filled With Grace

Jesus sanctified the world through his baptism; he brought his saving grace to creation. What...

January 06, 2021

Grace, Salvation And Deification: The Bounties Of The Theophany

God’s revelation always serves as a vessel for grace. We must open ourselves to that...

December 2020

December 13, 2020

The Two Comings Of Christ

There is a duality to Christ, even as he is one. This duality does not...

December 08, 2020

Mary, Our Grace-Filled Gift

Mary, the Theotokos, the Mother of God, was conceived and born with special grace in...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

No One Is Self-Made

No one is self-made. No one establishes themselves in the world without the help of...

November 11, 2020

Every Time We Stumble and Sin, Rise Back Up

The message of Christ is the message of hope. He brought us good news: God...

October 2020

October 25, 2020

The Seed Of The Kingdom

After the Resurrection, after the Ascension, after Pentecost, the church continues Christ’s work in history....

October 18, 2020

Coming To Know Jesus

Sometimes, reading Scripture, we get a hint of the way early Christians slowly became aware...

September 2020

September 27, 2020

The Canaanite Woman And Jesus

Often, reading the Gospels can surprise us. Jesus acts in ways which seem out of...

August 2020

August 23, 2020

Do We Try To Flatter Jesus Like The Rich Young Man?

Paul told the Corinthians that they can and will be saved if they held fast...

August 16, 2020

Do Not Receive The Talent Of Grace In Vain

“Working together with him,” St. Paul writes, “then, we entreat you not to accept the...

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Hierarchies

God, who is all good, established his creation so that he could share that goodness...

April 2020

April 14, 2020

Our Actions, Not Fate, Determine What We Experience

One of the most dangerous things to develop in popular forms of piety in religion...

April 07, 2020

Grace or Judgment

The desert fathers and mothers wanted to establish a utopian like community in the desert....

March 2020

March 29, 2020

St Mary of Egypt and Social Distancing

Following the Sunday of St. John Climacus, the fifth Sunday of the Great Fast is...

March 25, 2020

The Annunciation and Consent

The Annunciation tells us about God and how he interacts with us. When Mary was...

March 18, 2020

Time Without Sacraments? Do Not Fear. We Can Still Receive God’s Grace

While the Mass (Divine Liturgy) has a central role in the Christian life, we must...

January 2020

January 06, 2020

In the Baptism of Christ, the Grace of God Has Appeared For the Salvation of Men

When Jesus sent his followers out to baptize the world in the name of the...

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