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ATHENAGORAS, ORTHODOXY'S BERGOGLIO by Sandro Magister, plus DAVID BENTLEY...
Patriarch Athenagorasmy source: sandro magister "l'Expresso"The day on which Pope Francis moved on from Chile to Peru marked the beginning all around the world of the annual week of prayer for...
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POPE FRANCIS VISITS THE CONTEMPLATIVE SISTERS
Image of Lord of the Miracles in the church of the "Nazarenas"typically, it is a depiction of the crucifixion, the visible dimension of the Christian Mystery, while the title infers the resurrection...
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THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND THE ORTHODOX CHURCH by Father Lev Gillet
The Immaculate Conception and the Orthodox ChurchPosted on 1 September 2015 by Fr Aidan Kimel in Eclectic Orthodoxyby Father Lev GilletI. It is generally agreed, I think, that the dogma of the...
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ORTHODOXY AND ECUMENISM IN VIEW OF THE UPCOMING GREAT AND HOLY COUNCIL
This article is out of date in the sense that the "Great and Holy Council" that occasioned it is already in the past, but it is completely up-to-date in that it clearly expresses the principles that...
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FEBRUARY 2nd THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD and CANDLEMAS
Ordinary Time: February 2ndFeast of the Presentation of the Lord(from a Community Letter from Abbot Paul.) On Friday we will celebrate the 40th and last day of Christmas with the Feast of...
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THE ECUMENISM OF THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT by Fr. James Martin, SJ
my source: Public OrthodoxyOne of the most effective collaborations among the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions in the United States has been the pro-life movement, which for more...
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PEACE AND CONFLICT IN SCRIPTURE AND HISTORY by Father Sergei Ovsiannikov
my source: Incommunion(Once more, with thanks to Jim Forest)One aspect of my job in the United Bible Societies is to be a mediator between Orthodox and Protestant translators. Sometimes it is hard to...
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MY RETURN TO BELMONT ABBEY FROM PERU on February 5th - 6th, 2018.
Our Lady of TendernessAn icon painted by Fr Alexand presented to me at myFarewell CelebrationThe monk who became my confessor when I was fourteen and he was twenty-four and who taught me about the...
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ASH WEDNESDAY AND LENT
Why are we putting ourselves through this every year‚ only to fall and to fumble like novices learning a new skill?One thought I would like to share with you is that‚ for me at least‚ fasting is like a...
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CHRIST OF THE MARGINS: THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING FOR CHRIST AT THE PERIPHARY...
icon of Christ on the periphery of lifeto gain all others on the peripheryThere were “bad times” under the Romans too. But Jesus came. He did not spend the years of His life complaining or denouncing...
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 2018
First Sunday of Lent, Year B, Belmont, 2018 According to the book of Genesis, we are all the children of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman. And also, according to Genesis, we are all the...
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2nd SUNDAY OF LENT, year B. 2018
my source: Christ in the Desert monastery.My sisters and brothers in Christ,Let us give all to the Lord and receive from the Lord whatever He sends us. That is the invitation of the readings today....
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KILPECK CHURCH, HEREFORDSHIRE, UK.: A THEOLOGICAL LOOK AT THE CARVINGS
As I am now back in England to stay, I shall, from time to time, tell you a little about Herefordshire, the very beautiful county in which Belmont Abbey is situated. Besides being known for its...
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A NEW STEP TOWARDS PAN-ORTHODOX UNITY: THE INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX THEOLOGICAL...
The problems that exist between Catholics and Orthodox correspond directly to internal problems within our own churches. Their solution not only helps to mend the schism, they can also help us to...
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3rd SUNDAY OF LENT 2018 (YEAR B) : THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE
Oculi mei Semper: the IntroitTHE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE INST JOHN'S GOSPELOne of the main themes in St John's Gospel is the story of how Jesus came to be the Temple as well as the sacrifice of the New...
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PERFECT LOVE by FATHER R. CANTALAMESSA OFM Cap and also by ARCHIMANDRITE...
Here is the second Lenten homily, given this year by the preacher of the Pontifical Household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa.Copyright - Vatican Media“LET LOVE BE GENUINE”Christian LoveThe...
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LAETARE SUNDAY (4th Sunday of Lent) In Greek MESONESTIOS (Their third Sunday)
GOSPEL John 3:14-21Jesus said to Nicodemus: “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal...
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MY LIFE by FATHER EUGENE PAVELCHUK of St Elizabeth's Convent, Minsk, Belarus.
Father Eugene Pavelchukmy source: St Elizabeth's websiteFirst Memories of God— My grandmother was a believer, — Father Eugene recalls. — She inspired my first memories of God. I was born in 1966. I...
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4th SUNDAY OF LENT - MORE RICHES FOR THIS WEEK!!
How precious is the gift of the cross! See, how beautiful it is to behold!…It is a tree which brings forth life, not death. It is the source of light, not darkness. It offers you a home in Eden. It...
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5th SUNDAY OF LENT (PASSION SUNDAY) YEAR B 2018
Judica me Deus -IntroitReading 1 JER 31:31-34The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I...
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