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February 12, 2026

Heresies Often Are Catalysts For Theological Reflection

Paul said that within the church, factions, and with them, heresies, that is private opinions...

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January 31, 2025

My Journey From Fundamentalism To Comparative Theology

There was a stage in my spiritual and theological development when I was influenced by...

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March 18, 2024

Theological Study Without Works Of Love Is Dead

“He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die”...

August 2021

August 20, 2021

Church Teaching

There is a strange notion that many Catholics have been led to believe: if a...

August 02, 2021

Creation Is One. Sin Tries To Destroy That Unity

God is one, and that oneness is an absolute, simple, non-composite oneness. God is not...

April 2021

April 12, 2021

Words, Systems And Truth

Language is constantly evolving. Words change their meaning over time. This is why it is...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Process Theology and Sophiology

Modern process theology, developed in the twentieth century, is one of the most controversial ways...

May 2019

May 13, 2019

Appropriations and Essentialization

The incomprehensible God has revealed himself to us. There are many ways in which this...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Engaging Others Through Comparative Theology

There are many ways Christians find themselves engaging and reflecting upon the nature of the...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Intent Matters

Because of the incomprehensible nature of God, our talk about God, even when relying upon...

August 2017

August 14, 2017

The Resurrection And Ascension Of Jesus Leads To The Dormition And Assumption of Mary

In giving birth thou didst preserve thy virginity; in falling asleep thou didst not forsake...

August 09, 2017

The One And Us

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD“ (Deut. 6:4 RSV). Despite some...

April 2017

April 17, 2017

On Providence

Providence is an important, albeit, difficult concept to explore. Because we are dealing with the...

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March 09, 2017

Reflection For The Second Sunday of Lent (St Gregory Palamas Sunday)

And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was...

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August 01, 2016

By Death He Conquered Death, And To Those In The Graves Of Ignorance He Granted Life

There are many ways theologians and commentators have understood the fall of humanity expressed in...

July 2016

July 15, 2016

Marian Reflections VIII: The Veneration of Mary (Conclusion)

This is the fourth and last post on a series discussing the veneration of Mary....

July 13, 2016

In Christ, There Is To Be No Subordination Of One Gender To Another

From time to time in history we find a consistent, though far from universal, misapplication...

July 09, 2016

Marian Reflections VIII: The Veneration of Mary (Part 3)

This is the third post on a series discussing the veneration of Mary. For the...

July 04, 2016

God the Word Became Man, And Remains So in Eternity

In the incarnation, the Word of God, the Logos, truly became man. The same person...

July 02, 2016

Marian Reflections VIII: The Veneration of Mary (Part 2)

This is the second post on a series discussing the veneration of Mary. For the...

June 2016

June 25, 2016

Marian Reflections VIII: The Veneration of Mary (Part 1)

Perhaps for those who have divided themselves from traditional Christianity one of the hardest and...

June 21, 2016

The Spirit of Heresy

But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers...

June 18, 2016

Marian Reflections VII: The Death and Assumption of Mary (Conclusion)

This post is the fifth and final post in a series exploring Mary's death and...

June 13, 2016

Is Jesus a Good Teacher?

“And a ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’...

June 11, 2016

Marian Reflections VII: The Death and Assumption of Mary (Part 4)

This post is the fourth in a series exploring Mary's death and assumption into heaven....

June 04, 2016

Marian Reflections VII: The Death and Assumption of Mary (Part 3)

This post is the third in a series exploring Mary's death and assumption into heaven....

June 01, 2016

The Light of the Resurrection Takes Us From Winter to Spring, From Glory to Eternal Glory

Jesus told us that he came to give us abundant life (cf. Jn. 10:10). Thanks...

May 2016

May 28, 2016

Marian Reflections VII: The Death and Assumption of Mary (Part 2)

This post is the second in a series exploring Mary's death and assumption into heaven....

May 23, 2016

For Those Truly Repentant God Will Provide Forgiveness

Baptism cleanses us of all our sins, both original and actual, up to the point...

May 14, 2016

Marian Reflections VI: The Status of Mary and Joseph’s Marriage (Conclusion)

This is the second part of a two-part reflection on the status of Mary and...

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