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September 2026

September 08, 2026

Born for This: The Nativity of Mary

Born for This The height of natural humanity, what humanity is and is capable of,...

August 2026

August 14, 2026

Jesus And Mary: Models Of Self-Emptying Love

The teaching of the incarnation tells us that God the Word assumed human nature, becoming...

December 2025

December 08, 2025

From Barrenness To Blessing: The Story Of Anne And Mary

Miracles surround the events which lead to the birth of Christ. On both sides of...

November 2025

November 10, 2025

Reassessing Marian Titles

When I was a Protestant, one of the most difficult things for me to understand...

August 2025

August 15, 2025

The Assumption Of Mary, The Vindication Of The Oppressed

After her death, the Mother of God, Mary, was assumed into heaven; there, she now...

July 2025

July 23, 2025

The Joy Of All Who Sorrow: Mary’s Solidarity Us

Both Christ and his mother, Mary, are known for their compassion, for the way they...

December 2024

December 23, 2024

Mary’s Empowering Legacy: Authority and Holiness Unveiled

Many Christians imagine Mary, the Mother of God, to be a rather passive figure, a...

December 08, 2024

A Journey of Grace: The Story of Mary and Anne

The mother of God, Mary,  a remarkable woman, was herself born of another remarkable woman,...

September 2024

September 08, 2024

The Nativity Of Mary The Mother Of God

The birth of Mary, the Mother of God, was a special event in human history....

August 2024

August 15, 2024

The Dormition Of The Mother of God

Today, we remember the entrance of the Mother of God into eternity. In the Byzantine...

March 2024

March 25, 2024

The Fig Tree And The Annunciation

There is something very interesting which happens when Holy Monday, a day on which the...

October 2023

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...

August 2023

August 15, 2023

Mary Yes To God Included A Yes To Death

Mary, like all of us, is a created being. She is “of earth,” like the...

April 2023

April 23, 2023

Mary Magdalene’s Call Shows Women Should Not Have Been Sidelined In History

Some Christians like to use Paul to tell women that they have no right to...

August 2022

August 15, 2022

The Assumption Of Mary Confirms Death Is When Our Story Truly Begins

 The dormition and assumption of Mary are two parts of one special event in salvation...

December 2021

December 21, 2021

The Marian Element Of The Eucharist In Bulgakov’s The Eucharistic Sacrifice

The last chapter of Sergius Bulgakov’s book, The Eucharistic Sacrifice, is the most intriguing part...

December 08, 2021

Mary, The Miracle Child

Mary is the seat of Wisdom, for from her was born the Logos, the Son...

November 2021

November 16, 2021

Tolkien, The Quendi, And Mary: How To Understand Unfallen Beings In A Fallen World

Tolkien, like his friend C.S. Lewis, contemplated the notion of “unfallen” beings living in a...

December 2020

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 25, 2020

The Temple, The Virgin Mary, And The Motherhood Of The Word

TThe Temple of God held the presence of God within, which is how and why,...

September 2020

September 08, 2020

The Nativity Of Mary And The Blessings God Wants To Share With Us All

Jesus often was praised by those who thought they could flatter him, appeal to his...

August 2020

August 14, 2020

The Meaning Of Mary’s Death

The Dormition of Mary, the “going to sleep” or death of Mary, and her subsequent...

March 2020

March 25, 2020

The Annunciation and Consent

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

December 2019

December 08, 2019

The Healing of Barren Humanity in the Conception of St. Anne

Today the bonds of barrenness are loosed; for God listened to Joachim and Anne. He...

November 2019

November 21, 2019

Entering the Temple

Today is the prelude of God's goodwill and the prophecy of the salvation of men....

October 2019

October 01, 2019

The Protecting Veil

Most holy Mother of God, today we Orthodox joyfully celebrate thy coming among us. As...

September 2019

September 08, 2019

The Birth Of The Theotokos

While the value of authentic religious sentiments raises people up so that they are caring...

August 2019

August 14, 2019

The Death and Assumption of Mary

Have this mind among yourselves, which was in Christ Jesus,  who, though he was in...

May 2019

May 05, 2019

The Myrrh Bearing Women, The First To Preach The Resurrection of Christ

The second Sunday of Eastertide in the Byzantine tradition is the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

The Annunciation, Or, Wisdom Built Her House

Today is the beginning of our salvation and the manifestation of the mystery which is...

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