Lumen Fidei
Pope Francis has released the long-awaited encyclical, Lumen Fidei, the Light of Faith. I have not read it yet but I am looking forward to doing so in the coming days. Below is Lumen Fidei #1 from the...
View ArticleFeast of Blessed Theodore
Icon of Blessed Theodore by Fr. Elias Luis Rafaj Today the Church celebrates the feast of Blessed Theodore (Romzha). Blessed Theodore is a martyr of the last century, who stood up for the Greek...
View ArticleN.T. Wright and the Orthodox/Byzantine Catholic view of Hell
Thank you to Fr. John Peck from the Preachers Institute for posting this link. Good to see the Patristic view of hell is alive and well in the Anglican Church.
View ArticlePope St. Gregory the Great on the Three Petrine Sees
St Gregory I, Pope of Rome, Epistle XL, writing to Pope Eulogius, Patriarch of Alexandria. Your most sweet Holiness [Eulogius of Alexandria] has spoken much in your letter to me about the chair of...
View ArticleThe Holy Monastery of Chevetogne
Some moving videos from the Fathers of the Monastery of Chevetogne in Beligium. Come and let us Bless the Noble Joseph, Vespers for Great and Holy Friday The polyeleos or “great mercy.” The Ecumenical...
View ArticlePhilips Fast New Testament Challenge
I’m awful at committing to reading Scripture. I’m equally awful at doing series on my blog. So, for the Philips Fast I’ve decided to commit to reading the entire New Testament during the Forty days of...
View ArticleDay One: Matthew 1-7
Today is the first day of the Philips Fast New Testament Challenge. The readings for today were the Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 1-7. This section of Matthew covered a lot of different themes and events...
View ArticleNativity Fast New Testament Challenge Day Two and Three
Today and tomorrow are rest day in the Nativity Fast New Testament Challenge. So, I will pick up again with the scripture study on Monday. Father Steven Freeman, an Orthodox priest, wrote an article in...
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