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On Loving Enemies

Cameron wrote 2 hours ago: “If you will pray for your enemies, peace will come to you; but when you can love your enemies … more →

Tags: Christianity, Mt Athos, Prayer, Saints

Feast of Saint Cyril and Methodius

T. Ambrose Nazianzus wrote 4 hours ago: Today we celebrate two evangelists and missionaries, Sts. Cyril and Methodius. First, from the Orth … more →

Tags: Feast Day Celebrations, Catholicism, Conversion, Cyril, feast, Methodius

A Follow Up Post On Gays And Christianity5 comments

Dan Fincke wrote 9 hours ago: In reply to this post I wrote about an archbishop of the Anglican church’s claims that those C … more →

Tags: ethics, Applied Ethics, Religion, Atheism and Agnosticism, News Discussion, videos, Christianity, Homosexuality, Fundamentalism

Ikons

Steve wrote 19 hours ago: Our daughter Bridget the ikonographer has set up a web page to display her ikons. She has been pain … more →

Tags: ikons, Christian Art, iconography, Icons, ikonography, Orthodox ikons

Reformed Theology and The Gifts of the Spirit

kenbrec wrote 1 day ago: I love Reformed Theology and have been pastored the best in a reformed church that I attended back i … more →

Tags: Gifts of the Spirit, Theology

Fides Quaerens Intellectum11 comments

Eric Brown wrote 2 days ago: I suppose this is a very belated Lenten reflection, and with reason too. I certainly do not know the … more →

Tags: Agnosticism, Atheism, Catholicism, Catholics in Political Life, Conversion, Democrats, Despair, divine providence, HOPE

Quoting Jesus1 comment

Fr. Ted wrote 3 days ago: One surprising mystery to me is how rarely any of the first disciples quote Jesus in the Acts of the … more →

Tags: Christ, church, God, Gospel, Orthodox Church, pentecost, Scripture, 1st Ecumenical Council, Acts 10-11

The 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century3 comments

owenstrachan wrote 4 days ago: I’m guessing that not many of my readers would remember this almost five-year-old list of Nati … more →

Tags: Conservative Thought, writing, david brooks, E.B. White, G.K. Chesterton, God and Man at Yale, John Keegan, Richard John Neuhaus, Robert E. Lee

The Divine Liturgy of Sarum

Andrea Elizabeth wrote 4 days ago: I didn’t realize that there was another Western Rite Liturgy approved for use in the Orthodox … more →

Tags: Metropolitan JONAH

for there to be music, the heart must be empty

spitmuddle wrote 4 days ago: “For there to be music, the heart must be empty. A flute that is filled in is a stick — the ho … more →

Tags: spitmuddle, Contemplation, Love, Music, simplicity

O Gladsome Light

rwp wrote 4 days ago: Because we reckon the days from sunset to sunset (And God called the light Day, and the darkness he … more →

Silence Is A Choice

acs wrote 4 days ago: Silence is a choice. We choose the things we want to do. These things, then, order and measure our l … more →

On Wealth and Poverty

Cameron wrote 4 days ago: “Let us learn…not to call the rich lucky nor the poor unfortunate. Rather, if we are to tell t … more →

Tags: Christianity, Saints, poverty, Wealth

"Their desire is not to teach but to be teachers" by Carl Trueman

tollelege wrote 5 days ago: “I am increasingly convinced that pride is the root of problems among students. I was convicte … more →

Tags: Carl Trueman, Christian Theology, humility, Pride, Quotable Quotes, The Church, Worldliness, Teachers, Teaching

Video of Metropolitan Jonah's talk to the Anglicans

Andrea Elizabeth wrote 5 days ago: Click here to view H/T to John at Ad Orientem It was better received than I thought after reading th … more →

Tags: Metropolitan JONAH

Anargyri8 comments

Steve wrote 5 days ago: The Orthodox Church has a category of saints called in Greek anargyri (silverless ones), usually tra … more →

Tags: Christianity, ethics, health, Religion, anargyri, Healing Ministry, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicine

Money: A Good Servant but a Bad Master

Fr. Ted wrote 6 days ago: 3rd Sunday After Pentecost   2009        Gospel:  Matthew 6:22-33 The Lord Jesus said:  “No on … more →

Tags: Free Will, Freedom, Gospel, Love, Orthodox, Freewill, god and mammon, God and money, Matthew 6:22-33

Stepping Outside the Religion Box: A new book by Jim Haverlock

Dr. Anthony Payne wrote 6 days ago: The Supreme Trap Box by Jim Haverlock The Supreme Trap Box Looking for God? Do Religions follow th … more →

Tags: Books, Philosophic & Religious Musings, Biblical criticism, Christian, Christianity, Critical Thinking, Freethinker, God, Heterodox

The historical context of Papal authority.

indignus wrote 6 days ago: The Roman primacy was acknowledged in theory by the early Church, though its practical consequences … more →

Tags: Bible, Born Again, Catholicism, Christendom, Christianity, church, Europe, History, Jesus