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THE ORTHODOX RENAISSANCE A NEW GENERATION OF THEOLOGIANS GIVES HOPE FOR THE...

The Icon of Sophia, the Wisdom of God (Kiev), occupies an unique place in the Russian Orthodox Church. On the icon is depicted the Theotokos, and the Hypostatic Wisdom, the Son of God incarnate of...

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ST ANTHONY THE ABBOT:: THE WISDOM DERIVED FROM HUMILITY (COPTIC); HUMILITY...

St. Anthony the Great: Wisdom Derived from HumilityTHE WISDOM DERIVED FROM HUMILITY, my source: St Mary and St Moses AbbeyHumility to virtues, it is often said, is like a root to a tree. A tree could...

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ADVENT, CATHOLIC AND ORTHODOX

Conference                                                                    November 24th 2015            Brethren, it’s now 5 days since our workshop on the EBC Forum came to an end and already it...

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ADVENT: ITS HISTORY, MYSTERY AND PRACTICE by Dom Prosper Gueranger O.S.B.

I. The History of AdventDom Prosper Guéranger, OSBSource: Dom Prosper Guéranger, OSB, Advent, ca. 1841, Volume 1, The Liturgical Year, translated from the French by Dom Laurence Shepherd, O.S.B., ca....

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LIVING IN THE "NOW": LIVING TRADITION IN THE CITY by Sister Vassa Larin...

My talk is entitled “Living tradition in the City,” and this is something I’ve already talked about in New York City.  …I put this podium up so that you can’t see that I wrote the talk on the back of a...

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LITURGY VERSUS LECTURE PART 1: COULD THE EARLIEST CHURCHES HAVE SERIOUSLY...

my source: Conciliar PostMuch of contemporary Christianity has developed a newly inflamed affection for what they believe to be a first century pattern of Christianity: abandoning all formal or...

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POPE BENEDICT, FATHER JEAN DANIELOU, AND ADVENT

my source: Catholic News AgencyRome, Italy, Feb 15, 2015 / 05:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Theological giants Benedict XVI and one of his heroes – the controversial Cardinal Jean Danielou – have been hailed...

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A TIME OF PREPARATION: ON THE BEGINNING OF THE NATIVITY FAST by ARCHPRIEST...

my source: Pravmir.comIn the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!Once St. Gregory the Theologian, praying in the church in Constantinople on the feast of the Nativity of Christ,...

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SAINT AUGUSTINE ON MONASTICISM by Fr Hugh Feiss

my source: Monastery of the AscensionAugustine on MonasticismFr. Hugh FeissIntroductionSt. Benedict's sources were varied. Through Cassian and the Rule of the Master Benedict learned much from Eastern...

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2nd SUNDAY IN ADVENT: AN ORTHODOX CONTRIBUTION ON "THE ADVENT PERIOD IN HOME...

The Advent Period in Home LifeWhat is the meaning of the feast of the Nativity of Our Lord in our family life? How can we live through the preparatory period of Advent as a Christian family? Can this...

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DECEMBER 12th; OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, THE OPENING OF THE DOOR FOR THE YEAR OF...

my source: EWTNIn the sixteenth century, the Blessed Virgin, moved with pity for the Aztec people who, living in the darkness of idolatry, offered to their idols multitudes of human victims, deigned to...

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DECEMBER 12th OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: NEW VERSION, STARTING WITH THE...

THE CONSECRATION OF OUR ICON OF THE "THEOTOKOS OF THE SIGN"Today, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Father Alex presided at the consecration of our own icon of the Mother of God.   As the monastery...

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THE HOLY AND GREAT COUNCIL OF 2016 by various Orthodox authors

AT LAST, A COUNCIL FOR THE AGES?THE GREAT COUNCIL OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN 2016by John Chryssavgismy source: First Thingsthe Church of Hagia IreneConstantinopleA Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox...

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THE ADVENT SEASON'S BRIGHTEST JEWELS

The Advent Season’s Brightest JewelsDecember 17, 2014 by Fr. Thomas Rosica my source:Salt and Light Blog“Come, Lord Jesus!”  “Tomorrow, I will be there!”During the final week of Advent the Church...

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RELIGIOUS LIFE AND THE LAY VOCATION

Monasticism, Clericalism, and the Priesthood of All BelieversJuly 29, 2014The essence of monasticism is not clerical service—which is possible only for some—but a radically converted way of life,...

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RORATE CAELI: THE SUNDAY OF OUR BLESSED LADY - 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT, 2015.

my source: Opus DeiVisitation to Saint ElizabethThis  reflection on our Lady's life considers Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.LIFE OF MARYMarch 17, 2014Elizabeth, who...

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Entering the Year of Mercy: Are You Willing to Take the “Rahner Challenge”?...

The oficial logo of the Year of MercyDecember 8, 2015 by Carl McColman Patheos: Carl Colman - A Contemplative FaithSo today is the fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council.It’s...

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THOMAS MERTON AND DOROTHY DAY by Jim Forest

Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day (Oakham lecture)my source: Jim & Nancy Forest(Lecture given at the annual conference of Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland meeting at Oakham, England...

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A HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

http://monasteriodelaencarnacion.org/bienvenidos-14-04.htmlPope Francis: Christmas Festivities “a Charade” while World at War During a homily that followed the massacre in Paris, Pope Francis said the...

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IT IS GOOD TO SETTLE IN THE HEART; CHRIST IS READY TO BE BORN IN EACH ONE OF...

my source: PravmirSource: Synaxis: A blog of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological SeminaryAre we always able to receive the divine in us? When we invite friends to our home, we clean the living room,...

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