-
Change and the Mystery of God
Read more: Change and the Mystery of GodA body changes in its activity as a result of contact with another body. How therefore could there be no change in someone who with innocent hands has touched the Body of God. St. John Climacus, Ladder of Divine Ascent, 28. +++ I am the father of four adult children, all of them married. In […]
-
The Kingdom of God and the Texture of Life
Read more: The Kingdom of God and the Texture of LifeThere is a “texture of life” that cannot be reduced. It has a richness that rational descriptions cannot capture. Though we battle with powerful forces that draw us towards the destructiveness of sin – there is written deep within us a hunger for wholeness and the capacity for God. In the words of St. John, […]
-
In Abkhazia
Read more: In Abkhazia[vodpod id=Video.15506091&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] In Abkhazia, posted with vodpod
-
Mind and Heart
Read more: Mind and HeartI write frequently about what I term the Religion of the Heart. Archimandrite Meletios Webber has a short piece on what can be called the Religion of the Mind. The distinction between mind and heart is not a distinction between thought and feeling. Rather it is a distinction between the mind (seat of thoughts and […]
-
Crossing the Bar
Read more: Crossing the BarI served a Church in the course of ministry in which a large group of my members were educated (in a way few are today), thoughtful and of an age similar to that of my parents or a few years older. They belonged to that “greatest generation,” veterans the Second World War or deeply enmeshed […]
-
Religion as Neurotic Delusion
Read more: Religion as Neurotic DelusionFrom the Journal of Father Alexander Schmemann, Saturday, December 31, 1977 Father Tom gave me a circular Christmas letter from some Trappist in Massachusetts. In his monastery, all traditions meet (West, East, Buddhism), all rites, all experiences. Sounds rather barbarian. It is as if traditions were some sort of clothing. Dress as a Buddhist – and […]
-
Salvation, Ontology, Existential, and Other Large Words
Read more: Salvation, Ontology, Existential, and Other Large WordsIn recent posts I have contrasted morality with ontological, as well as existential, etc. I’ve had comments here and elsewhere in which people stumbled over the terms. The distinction offered is not a private matter. Orthodox theologians for better than a century have struggled to make these points as being utterly necessary to the life […]
-
The State of Things
Read more: The State of ThingsI’m going to break a few personal rules in this post. Normally I try to write within the known bounds of the Eastern Orthodox faith. I also try to write about things I know – both rules limit the range of my writing. But for this post, I want to “think aloud” about some things […]
-
The Double Mystery of Christ’s Cross
Read more: The Double Mystery of Christ’s CrossSt. Gregory Palamas, in his Homily on the Precious and Life-Giving Cross (Homily 11), makes reference to what he calls the “double mystery” of the Cross. He cites St. Paul’s statement, “The world is crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14). The first mystery is embodied in our denial of the world […]
Subscribe to blog via email
Support the work
Your generous support for Glory to God for All Things will help maintain and expand the work of Fr. Stephen. This ministry continues to grow and your help is important. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement!
Latest Comments
Thanks so much Fr. Stephen
Matthew, For one, they are not the same thing. And I’ll explain. The Orthodox do not “accept” Baptism outside the…
Fr. Stephen and Dee, Do the Orthodox accept a Catholic baptism? If yes, then why is the same acceptance not…
Oh! Thanks be to God for such words! Such life giving love and hope!
Read my books
Listen to my podcast
Please Read
Categories
Archives
Matthew, To a great extent, the difference on Eucharistic discipline between East and West is rooted in the ontological approach…