Clik here to view.
THE HOLINESS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD IN EAST AND WEST (also NEW LINKS TO POSTS...
The Immaculate Conception: The Holiness of the Mother of God in East and WestDr. Alexander Roman alex.roman@unicorne.orgThe dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, proclaimed by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH AND ONE OF ITS GREATEST SONS, SAINT ISAAC THE SYRIAN
Nestorian priests in a procession on Palm Sunday, in a 7th- or 8th-century wall painting from a Nestorian church in China, Tang Dynasty THE HISTORY OF THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EASTmy source: The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
METROPOLITAN HILARION ALFEYEV OF VOLOKOLAMSK ON THE PERSECUTION OF...
Speech by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk at the OSCE high- level meeting ‘Preventing and Responding to Hate Incidents and Crimes against Christians’(Rome, Italy, 12 September 2011)my source:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FROM WANTAGE TO OLD OSCOTT: THE ANGLICAN COMMUNITY AND ITS NEW CATHOLIC...
The Community of St Mary the Virgin was founded in 1848 by William John Butler, then Vicar of Wantage in Oxfordshire. It remains one of the oldest surviving Religious Communities in the Church of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE 21st CENTURY: AN ORTHODOX BISHOP'S PERSPECTIVE...
my source: CommunioThursday, 15 January 2009 19:00 I am presenting excerpts of a lecture delivered by Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev at the Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, October...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE SPIRITUAL FATHER IN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY by Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
source: Orthodox Christian Information CentreOne who climbs a mountain for the first time needs to follow a known route; and he needs to have with him, as companion and guide, someone who has been up...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE THIRD BENEDICTINE (& CISTERCIAN etc) VOW; CONVERSATIO MORUM
my source: Oblate SpringThe term conversatio morum is an ancient Benedictine term. Its exact meaning is subject to some shades of interpretation, but its general meaning is clear -- it is continuing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ABBOT PAUL'S HOMILY FOR ALL SAINTS & AN ORTHODOX SERMON ON THE SAME THEME
All Saints 2013 “I saw a huge number, impossible to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne of the Lamb, dressed in white...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS OF THE MONASTERY OF ST JAMES THE MUTILATED, MAR YAKUB
Mar Yakub- Situated at the foot of Anti-Lebanon, on a plateau of 1350 m. is the monastery of Mar Yakub (St. James the Mutilated) in Qâra. This monasterydates from the 6th century and is perhaps the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE TIBERIADE
Story of the foundationTHE ROOTSthe small cabin, now the hermitage of St BrunoAt twelve years old, I discovered a small hidden hut. Over the years, I spent time alone and like a scout I worked with my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING
CHRISTUS VINCIT The royal banners forward go,The cross shines forth in mystic glow;Where He in flesh, our flesh who made,Our sentence bore, our ransom paid.Where deep for us the spear was dyed,Life’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HOMILY FOR CHRIST THE KING
Christ the King Oxford, 24th November 2013Homily by Dom Alex Echeandía“This is the king of the Jews”As we come to this final Sunday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JOHN PAUL II AND THE NEW HESYCHASTS by Ric. Ballard
my source: Eastern Catholic Spiritual Renewal Understanding the great need for spiritual renewal, Blessed John Paul the Great called the Church once to reconnect with the mystical traditions. In...
View ArticleWHAT IS WRONG WITH MICHAEL VORIS? - 1 "A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST".
A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITHCHRISTMichael Voris makes me feel very uneasy, and I want to explore why. I believe the same dogmas of the same Church as Michael Voris, just as much as he does, but our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OUR LADY THE THEOTOKOS FROM AN EASTERN CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE by Ric Ballard
Salvation through Mary A friend of mine of a protestant tradition asked me recently about my feelings about Mary. I did not go into great detail but, for starters, I agreed that there is often a...
View ArticleTHE SEASON OF ADVENT
AD TE LEVAVI(click)the Introit for the 1st Sunday ofAdventwith music, translation & commentaryTHE SEASON OF PREPARATION (BUT FOR WHAT?) (Orthodox) First Sunday of Adventmy source: Catholic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH MICHAEL VORIS? - 2 : MICHAEL VORIS AND POPE FRANCIS
Let us begin with Michael Voris at his worst which shows that he is as far from the mind of Pope Francis as any Catholic could be. He quotes, but out of context, and adds his own words to give what...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CHRIST AND NOTHING by David Bentley Hart
ORTHODOX THEOLOGIAN.SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2006http://www.pravoslavie.ru/sas/image/101395/139526.p.jpgDavid. B. Hart's "Christ and Nothing"This is one of Professor Hart's finest pieces. First published in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ST NICHOLAS IS ON HIS WAY!! by Dr Alexander Roman
Dr. Alexander Roman alex.roman@unicorne.org The difference between the Julian calendar which most Orthodox and Greek Catholics use in their Liturgy and the Gregorian Calendar which is used in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DECEMBER 8TH: THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Ineffabilis DeusApostolic Constitution of Pope Pius IX solemnly defining the dogma of the Immaulate Conception, 8 December 1854.my source: EWTN TEACHINGSExcerptsGod Ineffable--whose ways are mercy and...
View Article