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Tuesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time—Year I
The prophets go beyond what is seen, to reveal what is hidden. Their purpose is to lead people to God. In the first reading, Daniel reveals what was seen in the king’s dream. In the Gospel, Jesus reve… more →
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Tuesday, 34th Week in Ordinary Time—Year I
Father Victor Feltes wrote 8 hours ago: The prophets go beyond what is seen, to reveal what is hidden. Their purpose is to lead people to Go … more →
August 6 – The Transfiguration
Father Victor Feltes wrote 3 months ago: Today, Peter, James and John see Jesus in a new light. The light they see does not shine on their te … more →
Theosis in C.S. Lewis
tasersedge wrote 5 months ago: A friend of mine recently sent me this article, “C.S. Lewis and the Doctrine of Deification … more →
Mormon Exaltation, Theosis, Apotheosis and INTENTIONAL MORMON DECIET: by Damon Whitsell
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Damon Whitsell wrote 1 year ago: Mormon Exaltation (eternal progression), Theosis, Apotheosis, and INTENTIONAL MORMON DECIET By Damon … more →
A Spiritual Glossary
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: No, I wasn’t one of those kids who enjoyed reading dictionaries (much) … but you may do … more →
I heard Philly roar; God and sports
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: Have you ever heard a couple million people cheer all at once? Have you ever heard them continue ch … more →
Dispassion
Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: From St. Feofil, the Fool for Christ’s Sake, courtesy of this blog: If you are praised, be sil … more →
Be careful with 'sacraments'
Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: Every time I made it to Divine Liturgy while he was with my parish, or just about,* the priest who C … more →
Job One
Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: From Saint Symeon the New Theologian, one of the key Fathers of the Church (his feast is commemorate … more →
Glorifying God
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: More from Metr. Anthony Bloom: …we must remember that ‘to glorify’ in Greek does n … more →
The Rush to Qualification and the Danger of Orthodoxy
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[] wrote 1 year ago: You’re coming within earshot in the middle of this conversation… Gregory: … well, … more →
The Feast of St. Benedict: Ad Deificum Lumen
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Carl McColman wrote 1 year ago: Today is the feast of St. Benedict. This morning at mass, Fr. Tom Francis (who works with me at the … more →
Heaven better than sex!
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: I just ran across local newspaper science columnist Faye Flam’s old article (PDF) about specul … more →
O Sacred Wound, Now Headed - Rough Cut
zoecarnate wrote 1 year ago: So I’ve blogged for ages and ages about retooling sung worship, and adding more of the earthy … more →
Catholics and Evangelicals looking into Patristics
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: Says an Antiochian Orthodox bookstore owner in Wichita, Kansas,* in this 2002 Publishers Weekly roun … more →
Translation notes: Shining
Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: NEOPHYTE OPINION ALERT Numerous Orthodox hymns and prayers include the past tenses of the verb to sh … more →
Marriage and Divorce in Orthodoxy
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: I just found an intriguing ‘inside look’ in a public letter to his priests by then-Rulin … more →
Theology in Prayers
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: An Akathist (sometimes spelled Akafist or Acathistos, etc.) is a poetic or quasi-poetic devotional s … more →
Orthodox Iconography in Italy
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Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 1 year ago: Italy’s former Orthodoxy is attested by the ancient icons and Greek icon-style murals and mosa … more →
