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2021-05-16T03:07:47-05:00

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Ossius of Cordova And Nicea

Last updated on: May 16, 2021 at 3:07 am By Henry Karlson

More than anyone else, Ossius of Cordova is the unsung hero of the Council of Nicea. In part, this is because criticisms coming from various Novatians and Donatists influenced the West and its understanding of his character. They suggested that not only was he corrupt, but he willingly lapsed from the faith by signing an Arian decree (the Decree of Sirmium). His defenders, among whom was St. Athanasius, held him in high esteem; they indicated that he was not culpable... Read more

2021-05-13T03:55:49-05:00

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Earth To Heaven: The Tragedy of History And The Ascension of Jesus

Last updated on: May 13, 2021 at 3:55 am By Henry Karlson

“It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it” (Isa. 2:2 RSV). Whatever is on earth shall be raised on high and glorified as it finds its place in heaven. Even what happens in the tragedy of history will not be lost but will be collected by... Read more

2021-05-15T07:40:14-05:00

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Uncreated Energies. Part Four: Divine Simplicity

Last updated on: May 15, 2021 at 7:40 am By Henry Karlson

The plurality of God’s works with creation, the plurality of the divine energies, do not undermine the simplicity of God. Rather, they help preserve it by reminding us that what we apprehend of God is not God in essence. That is, since we apprehend God in a diversity of ways, using many names to talk about the divine nature, it would be easy to think this means God is composed of parts. The reality is, however, that God is simple,... Read more

2021-05-10T03:02:48-05:00

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Uncreated Energies. Part Three: The Distinction Between Essence and Energy

Last updated on: May 10, 2021 at 3:02 am By Henry Karlson

What we know of God, we know through God’s energies, that is, God’s operations. We do not know what God is by nature. Those operations, those energies, provide us the means to describe God, indeed, to predicate names to God: From this we see the necessity of giving to God many names. For, since we cannot know Him naturally except by arriving at Him from His effects, the names by which we signify His perfection must be diverse, just as... Read more

2021-05-09T03:01:15-05:00

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Jesus And The Man Born Blind

Last updated on: May 9, 2021 at 3:01 am By Henry Karlson

No doubt about it; people often are the cause of their own afflictions. Someone who drinks alcohol, drives a car and has an accident is responsible for whatever injury they or others suffer. If they end up paralyzed, they only have themselves to blame. Sin, likewise, produces its own consequences (which we often understand punishments). Nonetheless, we must be careful and not assume all suffering is the result of sin. The fact that people are responsible for some of the... Read more

Sunday Of The Man Born Blind

2021-05-05T03:08:50-05:00

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Uncreated Energies. Part Two: The Light of Truth

Last updated on: May 5, 2021 at 3:08 am By Henry Karlson

God, the unapproachable light of truth, draws us in; the more we engage the light, the more we are brought into it. The more we discover how great it is, the more we realize how little of it we have attained in relation to what is there. The light transcends us and yet it comes to us, so that we can call upon God and be heard. God is there, all around us, dwelling with us, indeed, is nearer to... Read more

2021-05-03T03:05:56-05:00

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Uncreated Energies. Part One: The Light of God

Last updated on: May 3, 2021 at 3:05 am By Henry Karlson

The divine nature’s transcendence leads to all kinds of paradoxes for us when we try to apprehend the truth of God. The complications which arise when a five-dimensional object is apprehended in a two-dimensional manner is far less than those which arise when the absolutely, and therefore infinitely, transcendent divinity is approached by us. God is great and yet simple. God is eternal, beyond time and space, and yet interacts with the those contained in time and space. We do... Read more

2021-05-02T03:56:00-05:00

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The Anointing of the Spirit

Last updated on: May 2, 2021 at 3:56 am By Henry Karlson

As Christians, we proclaim that Jesus is the Messiah. That is, he is the Christ, the Anointed One. What does this mean? He is anointed of the Spirit. It rests upon him. It is the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of the Son. But as the Spirit of the Son, it does more than rest upon him. Christ shares the Spirit with others, allowing them to partake of his anointing. Those who are united with Christ find themselves anointed, like... Read more

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2021-04-30T03:08:12-05:00

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Laugh At Evil

Last updated on: April 30, 2021 at 3:08 am By Henry Karlson

There is a rather humorous story written about Abba Pambo in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers. In it, we are told of a group of demons wanting to distract him from his spiritual discipline by making him laugh: They said of Abba Pambo that his face never smiled. So one day, wishing to make him laugh, the demons stuck wing feathers on to a lump of wood and brought it in making an uproar and saying, ‘Go, go.’ When... Read more

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2021-04-28T03:04:52-05:00

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Signs, Symbols and Sacraments: Conclusion

Last updated on: April 28, 2021 at 3:04 am By Henry Karlson

(This is the second part of a two part series; you can read part one here). It is important to realize what the sacraments are so that we do not make more or less of them than they really are. It is important to recognize their value but also not to misconstrue them, thinking either they are insignificant because of their symbolic nature, or that they are absolutely necessary and we cannot receive grace apart from them. They are vessels... Read more

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