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2020-03-03T04:37:25-05:00

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Almsgiving

Last updated on: March 3, 2020 at 4:37 am By Henry Karlson

My confreres, our inheritance is the poor, the poor; pauperibus evangelizare misit me. What happiness, gentlemen, what happiness! To do that for which our Lord came from heaven to earth, and by means of which we too shall go from earth to heaven, to continue the work of God, who shunned cities and went to the countryside to seek the poor. – St. Vincent de Paul [1] Christians need to conform themselves to Christ. Certainly, they cannot do it alone.... Read more

2020-03-01T04:41:09-05:00

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The Triumph of Orthodoxy, The Triumph of the Kingdom of God

Last updated on: March 1, 2020 at 4:41 am By Henry Karlson

The First Sunday of Lent in the Byzantine cycle is the Sunday of Orthodoxy. This was not always the case. It became associated with Lent because it celebrates the victory of the orthodox teaching on the use of icons against the iconoclasts. That victory occurred on March 11, 843, when a procession brought back icons into Hagia Sophia after a public declaration was made for their use in the first session of a Synod in Constantinople. That event took place... Read more

2020-02-28T07:39:42-05:00

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We Can Survive The Coronavirus, But We Must Act With Wisdom

Last updated on: February 28, 2020 at 7:39 am By Henry Karlson

The coronavirus presents a significant threat. While we do not know exactly how dangerous it is, we know enough to not take it lightly. Currently, it seems to have a death rate greater than the flu, at 2%. Even if it remains at 2% or lowers down to 1%, due its infectious nature, we risk a significant loss of life around the world. This is especially true if people can be reinfected by it, which now appears to be the... Read more

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2020-02-26T04:41:47-05:00

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St. Photina, The Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s Well

Last updated on: February 26, 2020 at 4:41 am By Henry Karlson

One of the more interesting events presented in the Gospels is when Jesus met with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. Tradition records her name as St. Photina. She, likewise, is remembered as being a great martyr (executed with various companions by Nero) and as being an Equal to the Apostles. It is her role as Equal of the Apostles which is rather interesting. Not only was she a woman known for her evangelism, she was also a Samaritan, making... Read more

2020-02-25T04:34:59-05:00

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Perceiving Christ in Many Forms

Last updated on: February 25, 2020 at 4:34 am By Henry Karlson

Scripture shows us that the God-Man, Jesus, the Logos become flesh, has appeared, and continues to appear, to his creation in a variety of forms. First, it gives us the various Theophanies in the Tanakh. Here, it is the pre-incarnate Logos coming to and reaching out to humanity (especially the people of Israel). Then there is Jesus living out his historical mission. Likewise, there is the glory of the Transfigured Jesus (which was seen before his death and resurrection); in... Read more

2020-02-24T08:18:03-05:00

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Overcoming Judgmentalism

Last updated on: February 24, 2020 at 8:18 am By Henry Karlson

In the Byzantine Catholic calendar, the Great Fast, Lent, starts with right after Forgiveness Vespers on the evening of Cheesefare Sunday. It is called Cheesefare Sunday because traditionally it would be the last day the faithful would eat dairy or egg products until Easter (they had already given up meat on the previous Sunday). The focus is not on the fast (though it is a part of what is being contemplated), but the spirit of humility and mercy which is... Read more

2020-02-21T04:36:52-05:00

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A Balanced Life

Last updated on: February 21, 2020 at 4:36 am By Henry Karlson

We all need to take care of ourselves. Leisure and rest are necessary parts of our life. We must not overburden ourselves with work, for that will only lead us to suffering a break down. Spiritual masters from Siddhartha the Buddha to St. Anthony the Great have not only come to this conclusion, they taught it to their disciples. [1] Thus, in Ecclesiastes, we are told there is a time and place for everything, including rest: For everything there is... Read more

2020-02-20T06:54:46-05:00

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Querida Amazonia and the Desert Fathers: The Wisdom of Humility

Last updated on: February 20, 2020 at 6:54 am By Henry Karlson

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers often provides monastic wisdom which can and should be adapted and applied universally. Obviously, the foundation of that wisdom came from the developing monastic communities which had to learn how to live together. As those communities had needs which differed from secular communities, not all they taught needs to be followed by all. Nonetheless, the basic lessons they learned were universal and the insight the spiritual masters attained can be and should be heard... Read more

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2020-02-17T09:11:38-05:00

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Humans, Animals, and God: Learning About The Other Through Analogy

Last updated on: February 17, 2020 at 9:11 am By Henry Karlson

Epistemologically, it is difficult for us to prove we know what happens outside of ourselves. It is, likewise, challenging, if not impossible, to prove that there is really something “outside ourselves.” If we do not want to be bogged down with such a foundational concern, we must rely upon what we perceive through our senses and infer from our mind. That is, we must accept some things on faith. Only by giving up total skepticism, which itself is self-defeating, can... Read more

2020-02-16T04:46:05-05:00

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Preparing For The Last Judgment

Last updated on: February 16, 2020 at 4:46 am By Henry Karlson

On the Byzantine Catholic calendar, Meatfare Sunday, the Sunday which commemorates the Second Coming of Christ and the Great and Dreaded Tribunal of the Last Judgment,comes to remind us that the Great Fast is more than about fasting, it is also a time for alms, a time to increase our charity towards our neighbor. Fasting without charity does little to no good. Whether we eat or not, by that act alone, we do not find ourselves any closer or further... Read more

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