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Between heresy and orthodoxy
In his latest blog post entitled “Thoughts on Bulgakov, Apollinarius, and Ourselves,” Fr. Gregory Wassen enters into a conversation with the late Fr. Sergius Bulgakov on the role of Apolli… more →
Torn Notebook
Between heresy and orthodoxy
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Wei Hsien wrote 5 days ago: In his latest blog post entitled “Thoughts on Bulgakov, Apollinarius, and Ourselves,” Fr … more →
Reading the sacred texts such as the Ved ...
SaiYouthIN wrote 1 month ago: Reading the sacred texts such as the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Puranas does not confer the visi … more →
Do Sadhana with pure Feelings
SaiYouthIN wrote 1 month ago: Truth is your true mother and Wisdom the true father, Dharma is the true brother and Compassion the … more →
Who needs Scripture?
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Wei Hsien wrote 3 months ago: I wrote this piece for another publication a little over a year ago. Since I’ve been strugglin … more →
By persuasion, and not by compulsion
Wei Hsien wrote 4 months ago: And was [Christ's] coming, as a man might suppose, in power, in terror, and in dread? Not so; it was … more →
Reactivation and Sisoes
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Wei Hsien wrote 4 months ago: My European adventure ended last week, and I apologize for having left this blog dormant without not … more →
Liturgy and memory
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Wei Hsien wrote 8 months ago: The liturgy, it seems to me, is a living organ of ecclesial memory holding within itself the legacy … more →
Two teachers
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Wei Hsien wrote 9 months ago: The West Syriac calendar commemorates on the 2nd Saturday of the Great Fast two very important saint … more →
Fasting: Three from the Fathers
Wei Hsien wrote 9 months ago: Just as you conceal your sins from men, conceal from them also your efforts! Evagrius, Ad Eulogium … more →
On the fear of hell and the love of God
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Wei Hsien wrote 9 months ago: The human conscience finds unbearable the inhuman, the unspiritual and immoral traits, almost beastl … more →
St. Ephrem on Jonah
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Wei Hsien wrote 10 months ago: St. Ephrem the Syrian composed a cycle of hymns on the prophet Jonah in a collection called Hymns on … more →
Theology is for skinny-dippers
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Wei Hsien wrote 10 months ago: It is risky to swim in one’s clothes. A slave of passion should not dabble in theology. St. Jo … more →
Does history matter? A response to Fr. Stephen Freeman
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Wei Hsien wrote 10 months ago: The best way I can preface this post (and it’s going to be a long one) is to first of all stat … more →
Even if it's for show
Wei Hsien wrote 10 months ago: She [Amma Sarah] also said, “It is good to give alms for men’s sake. Even if it is only … more →
Not only to walk in the light, but to become light itself
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Wei Hsien wrote 10 months ago: The Gospel appointed for the First Sunday after Theophany is Matthew 4.12-22, which speaks of Christ … more →
Freer.
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Wei Hsien wrote 11 months ago: Children playing, Ndebele Village (http://www.ndebelevillage.co.za) It’s been three months sin … more →
Arrow prayers
Wei Hsien wrote 11 months ago: Andrew Youssef over at erkohet.com offers a selection of Orthodox arrow prayers for your spiritual q … more →
Of love and the beginning of redemption, about halfway through Athanasius
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Wei Hsien wrote 11 months ago: … [I]t was our sorry case that caused the Word to come down, our transgression that called out … more →
An apprenticeship for seeking fools
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Wei Hsien wrote 11 months ago: There is certainly no lack nowadays of people who delight in asking endless questions just to have s … more →
