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March 2017

March 28, 2017
The drama around the fall of Sodom and Gomorrah has led most readers of Scripture...
March 27, 2017
Christianity is meant to be more than beliefs about God and the world, but a...
March 24, 2017
In what might be a surprise to a casual reader of the Gospels, Jesus often...
March 22, 2017
He has actually done it.  Donald Trump has found something he can do as president...
March 21, 2017
One of the more interesting theological debates of the twentieth century came from the question...
March 20, 2017
A brother said to Abba Anthony, "Pray for me." The old man said to him,...
March 17, 2017
During their long journey from Egypt to the promised land, the people of Israel would...
March 16, 2017
Most glorious art Thou, Christ our God/ Who didst establish our Father Patrick/ as the...
March 14, 2017
Coming from the tradition started by Dostoevsky in Crime and Punishment, the television series Columbo,...
March 13, 2017
God’s omnipotence transcends human ability to comprehend it. When we think about it, contemplating its...
March 09, 2017
And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was...
March 08, 2017
A Black Muslim I knew in High School gave me the Koran which I still...
March 07, 2017
In the City of God, St. Augustine gave an account of the trials and tribulations...
March 06, 2017
One day I was shopping at a local drug store which was in walking distance...
March 02, 2017
In the Byzantine tradition, the Sundays of the Great Fast have set themes which provide...
March 01, 2017
Abba Anthony said, "I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world...

February 2017

February 27, 2017
The Great Fast, Lent, is a time of spiritual reflection. The forty days not only...
February 23, 2017
Government is meant to serve justice, and when justice is served by the government, then...
February 22, 2017
In one of his annual letters given out on the first of September, the beginning...
February 21, 2017
This is the second and concluding part of an essay begun here. There are limits...
February 20, 2017
There are several purposes for which Holy Scripture can be used.  First, it is to...
February 16, 2017
In the weeks before the Great Fast, Lent, the Byzantine tradition prepares the faithful with...
February 15, 2017
Abba Pambo asked Abba Anthony, "What ought I to do?" and the old man said...
February 14, 2017
When you said that you voted for Donald Trump based upon your prudential decision, because...
February 13, 2017
Self-deception lies behind much, if not all, of the evil we do. There is always...
February 08, 2017
The excellence of the Logos is revealed in the various ways the Logos can be...
February 07, 2017
In his “Four Books to the Church,” Salvian wrote what could be seen as a...
February 06, 2017
I am a fan and student of the writings of Vladimir Solovyov. His writings contain...
February 02, 2017
A brother in a monastery was falsely accused of fornication and he arose and went...

January 2017

January 31, 2017
In nineteenth century Russia, and throughout Europe, the relationship between Christians and Jews were strained,...
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