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February 2021

February 21, 2021

Following The Call Of Christ

Christians must never ignore or reject the legacy of the pre-Christian era. They must respect...

February 07, 2021

The Last Judgment, The Judgment of Love

Jesus is coming again. When he comes, he will judge the living and the dead....

January 2021

January 01, 2021

Withdrawing From Ideologies

Having been baptized, and so put on Christ, we have been made free in Christ....

December 2020

December 25, 2020

Christ Is Born: Let Us Glorify Him Properly

Christ is born! Glorify Him! In the way God works with us, in the way...

December 20, 2020

Learning From The Ancestors Of Christ

Through both Mary (as his mother), and Joseph (as his legal guardian/father), Jesus found himself...

December 13, 2020

The Two Comings Of Christ

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

November 2020

November 29, 2020

St. Philumenos And The Challenge To Follow Christ

The martyr, St. Philumenos, was a bread merchant by occupation, and a Christian by faith....

November 09, 2020

Integralism Follows the Errors Of The Zealots

Christ, during his earthly ministry, found himself to be in the middle of a debate...

July 2020

July 19, 2020

The First Six Ecumenical Councils And The Mystery Of Faith

Who is Jesus Christ? As Christians learned, they might know in their hearts who Jesus...

June 2020

June 21, 2020

To Have Christ As Lord (A Reflection For The Feast of Saint Mewan)

Christians believe Christ is Lord. This is what makes someone a Christian. There are many...

May 2020

May 18, 2020

Diadochos And the Centrality Of Love

St. Diadochos of Photiki, a bishop-ascetic who participated in the Council of Chalcedon, began his...

April 2020

April 19, 2020

Thomas Sunday, Doubling the Resurrection

On the first day of the week (Sunday), but also, counting through the days of...

April 10, 2020

The Revelation of the True Messianic Kingdom on the Cross

By accepting a place next to criminals, next to those recognized as public sinners, Jesus...

March 2020

March 15, 2020

The Cross, The Sign and Path of Love

Now the flaming sword no longer guards the gates of Eden; It has mysteriously been...

March 04, 2020

Athanasius and the Deification of the Flesh

In their conflict with the Arians, those following the decrees of Nicea had to develop...

March 03, 2020

Almsgiving

My confreres, our inheritance is the poor, the poor; pauperibus evangelizare misit me. What happiness,...

February 2020

February 25, 2020

Perceiving Christ in Many Forms

Scripture shows us that the God-Man, Jesus, the Logos become flesh, has appeared, and continues...

February 16, 2020

Preparing For The Last Judgment

On the Byzantine Catholic calendar, Meatfare Sunday, the Sunday which commemorates the Second Coming of...

January 2020

January 07, 2020

Did Christ Experience Pain? Concerning St. Hilary of Poitier’s Answer

St. Hilary of Poitiers, a Doctor of the Church, was declared as the “Doctor of...

December 2019

December 24, 2019

The Birth of the Son

In the beginning – or rather, in eternity before time, if we understand “before” metaphysically...

August 2019

August 13, 2019

St. Maximos the Confessor, Teacher Of Unity

Champion of Orthodoxy, teacher of purity and of true worship, enlightener of the universe and...

August 05, 2019

The Cleansing Of The Temple

When Jesus cleared the Temple (cf. Matt. 21: 12-17; Mk. 11:15-19; Lk. 19: 45-48; Jn....

July 2019

July 18, 2019

Jesus Experienced What The Least Of Us Experience

Jesus, in his preaching, indicated that the way we treat others, especially the most vulnerable...

July 03, 2019

The Law and Jesus: How Christ’s Fulfillment Of The Law Should Lead Us To Reject The Death Penalty

Jesus came to fulfill the law. "Think not that I have come to abolish the...

June 2019

June 20, 2019

Life and Death: A Reflection on the Need to Comfort The Dying

But if any one has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet...

June 02, 2019

The Glorification of the Son: A Reflection on The Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

It might seem strange that the last Sunday of the Byzantine Paschal cycle, coming after...

April 2019

April 28, 2019

The Transcendent Glory Of The Eighth Day

The eighth day. The day after the Sabbath, the seventh day. The eighth day, the...

April 22, 2019

Earth Day and the Resurrection

This year, 2019, Earth Day is the day after the celebration of Christ’s resurrection from...

April 21, 2019

Christ Is Risen And All Things Are Changed

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word...

April 18, 2019

Christ’s Death Glorified Him As He Worked For the Salvation of All

The death of Jesus must not be attributed to specifically to the Jews. When talking...

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