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May 2018

May 18, 2018

Pentecost Is The Realization Of The Kingdom Of God

The story of the Tower of Babel allegorically demonstrates the way sin divides humanity. Avarice,...

May 09, 2018

He Ascended Into The Kingdom of Heaven

When You had fulfilled the dispensation for our sake, and united earth to heaven: You...

April 2018

April 26, 2018

The Garbage Man

The kingdom of heaven is like a beautiful golden statue, intricately carved by the best...

April 01, 2018

Jesus Springs Forth From The Dead

Christ is Risen! Today we celebrate this truth: death reigns no more; the final enemy...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Remembrance of Her

Most of us are tempted with vainglory. We love the praise of others. When we...

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...

March 13, 2018

Put Away Your Sword

Jesus Christ is the prince of peace. He did not encourage violence, indeed, he routinely...

March 07, 2018

Desperately Seeking Sophia

Divine Sophia, the Wisdom of God, is God, not because Sophia is a person within...

January 2018

January 22, 2018

Do Not Misunderstand Prophecy

God, in his love for humanity, desires all of us to be saved (cf. 1...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

The Secret Of Paul

There are many ways to read and understand Scripture. It impossible to say one way...

December 28, 2017

Those Wise Pagans

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the...

December 26, 2017

Freedom Allows God’s Creation To Resist Salvation

When talking about what Christ accomplished on the cross, it is important to begin with...

December 24, 2017

Christ is Born! Glorify Him!

A young woman, a refugee from Syria, sees a homeless, wheel-chair bound veteran begging for...

December 19, 2017

No Exclusive Claims On God

We have a tendency to try to place a hold upon God and believe he...

December 01, 2017

To Teach Others Requires Harmonizing With Them

In the writings of Taoist philosopher Chuang Tzu, we find an interesting conversation. A tutor...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

Christ, Birth-Mother Of Salvation

While we should not limit femininity so that we only think of child birth as...

October 2017

October 27, 2017

God Became Man Without a Human Self (Hypostasis)

One of the great difficulties of Christology is showing how Jesus Christ is said to...

October 19, 2017

Beware Those Pretending to Promote Judeo-Christian Values

Judeo-Christian values are found in the two-fold law of love: to love God and to...

September 2017

September 13, 2017

Reflection On The Feast Of The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross

While we have become accustomed to the cross, seeing it as a representation of the...

September 07, 2017

Reflection on the Nativity of the Mother of God

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

August 2017

August 25, 2017

Accepting Our Emptiness, We Can Eat the Truth

The needs of the body and the needs of the soul are inter-related. Our body...

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 11, 2017

St. Maximos And The Incarnation

Soon after soon after being tortured, having his tongue and right hand cut off, and...

August 04, 2017

Join In With The Light: A Reflection On The Transfiguration

Thou wast transfigured on the mount, O Christ God,/ revealing Thy glory to Thy disciples...

July 2017

July 18, 2017

On The Eucharist: Part Four

This is the fourth post on a series exploring the eucharist. Click here for part...

July 12, 2017

On the Eucharist: Part Two

During his ministry, Jesus would tell those listening to him that he was the bread...

July 05, 2017

In Realizing The Weakness Of Self-Power, We Open Up To The Real Power Of Love

“And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, ‘Those who are well have no...

June 2017

June 09, 2017

All Saints

The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we knew him not. He preached...

June 05, 2017

On The Sacrament Of Chrismation (Confirmation): Part One

After his baptism, the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus, revealing him to be the anointed...

June 02, 2017

Pentecost

We have come to the time of Pentecost, the time in which we remember Christ...

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