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Preserving Peace of Soul
Read more: Preserving Peace of SoulFrom the teachings of St. Seraphim of Sarov One must by every means strive to preserve peace of soul and not to be disturbed by offenses from others; for this one must in every way strive to restrain anger and by means of attentiveness to keep the mind and heart from improper feelings. And therefore […]
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From the Desert Fathers
Read more: From the Desert FathersIt was said that there were three friends who were not afraid of hard work. The first chose to reconcile those who were fighting each other, as it is said, “Blessed are the peace-makers’ (Matt. 5). The second chose to visit the sick. The third went to live in prayer and stillness in the desert. […]
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Ecclesiology of the Cross – Pillar and Ground of the Truth – Part 3
Read more: Ecclesiology of the Cross – Pillar and Ground of the Truth – Part 3Following earlier posts on this subject, I take up the second of four points: 2. Any imitation of God, any conformity of our life to His, will involve this same self-emptying [as the self-emptying of God on the Cross]. There is a tendency when we think of the Church to think in institutional terms – to […]
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A Morning Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Read more: A Morning Prayer to the Holy Trinityby St. John Chrysostom Glory to You, our God, glory to You. Glory to You, O Lord our God, Who always overlooks our sins. Glory to you. O Lord our God, who enabled me to see this day. Glory to You, O most-holy Trinity, our God. I venerate Your ineffable goodness. I praise Your inexplorable […]
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Ecclesiology of the Cross – The Pillar and Ground of Truth – Part 2
Read more: Ecclesiology of the Cross – The Pillar and Ground of Truth – Part 2I suggested in my previous post on this topic that the Cross be a central part of our understanding of the Church. There is a natural tendency to compartmentalize in theology – it’s hard to think of everything all the time and everywhere. And yet, it is important that we always remember that our salvation is […]
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Our Capacity for Love
Read more: Our Capacity for LoveOur first child was born over 26 years ago. I remember feeling completely overwhelmed by the event – staggered at the seriousness of what had happened in my life. Evey aspect of her coming into our life was new – and I felt completely unprepared. On her first night home from the hospital, I slept […]
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Some Ground Rules for Blogging Here
Read more: Some Ground Rules for Blogging HereGlory to God for All Things, has been up for a little over a week. We’ve been blessed with very good readership (around 8,000 views). I am moved and grateful. I took the liberty of removing a couple of comments today, including one of mine, and am taking this opportunity to state what I will […]
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The Gift of Hospitality
Read more: The Gift of HospitalityThis delightful gem from the Desert Fathers comes from Benedicta Ward’s The Wisdom of the Desert Fathers (157) There was a saint in Egypt who dwelt in a desert place. Far away from him there was a Manichean who was a priest (at least what they call a priest). Once, when this man was going […]
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Believing in God
Read more: Believing in GodThere was a time in my life that I thought belief in God was easy, and that those who did not believe in God were just obstinate or wrong-headed. As years have gone on, I’ve come to think that belief in God is a very hard thing – perhaps the hardest thing of all. Much […]
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The Pillar and Ground of Truth
Read more: The Pillar and Ground of TruthWriting to the young Timothy (first letter) St. Paul gives this homey admonition: These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar […]
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I find questions about origins and ends, the so-called bookends, to be unhelpful for me. At the end of the…
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