Blogs about: Religion Of The Heart
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Learning to Walk
I cannot remember learning to walk (I was nine-months old). I do, however, remember learning to ride a bicycle. I think the two experiences are fairly similar. I know that falling down is something bo… more →
Glory to God for All Things
Learning to Walk
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wrote 1 week ago: I cannot remember learning to walk (I was nine-months old). I do, however, remember learning to ride … more →
The Disappointment of Religion
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Reading the lives of the saints often raises our expectations. We read of someone transfigured with … more →
To Bethink in Wonder
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wrote 3 weeks ago: There are many cliches describing our cultural failure to be “present to the moment.” We … more →
The Language of Silence
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wrote 1 month ago: The language of the heart is silence—not a bleak, empty silence, but a profound and meaningful silen … more →
The Mystery, Upborne, Fulfilled
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wrote 1 month ago: Orthodoxy has a number of “favorite” words – all of which fall outside the bounds … more →
To Know What You Cannot Know
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wrote 1 month ago: You cannot know God – but you have to know Him to know that. - Fr. Thomas Hopko +++ This small … more →
The Border of the Grace of God
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wrote 1 month ago: This Sunday, on the Orthodox calendar, commemorates St. Mary of Egypt, 6th century harlot-turned-sai … more →
Knowing the Truth
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wrote 2 months ago: This Sunday in the Orthodox Church commemorates St. Gregory Palamas. His work represents the triumph … more →
How Do You Feel About That?
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wrote 3 months ago: In the near decade-and-a-half that I have been Orthodox, I cannot recall ever being asked, “Ho … more →
Waking Up
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wrote 4 months ago: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10). This fear descends on us from on Hig … more →
Making the Journey
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wrote 5 months ago: The photo posted with this article is from Zion National Park in the American Southwest. I took the … more →
The Nativity Fast - Why We Fast
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wrote 6 months ago: November 15, marks the beginning of the Nativity Fast (40 days before Christmas). The following arti … more →
Face to Face
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wrote 6 months ago: There are few joys of a blogosphere writer greater than to meet face-to-face with his readers. Such … more →
Reading Rightly
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wrote 7 months ago: The course of your reading should be parallel to the aim of your way of life…. Most books that … more →
The Geography of Heaven and Hell
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wrote 7 months ago: I noticed tonight in a Facebook discussion a reference to this article – thus I thought a repr … more →
Fasting without Force
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wrote 7 months ago: The following is taken from Wounded by Love: the Life and Wisdom of Elder Porphyrios You don’t … more →
Change and the Mystery of God
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wrote 7 months ago: A body changes in its activity as a result of contact with another body. How therefore could there b … more →
Mind and Heart
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wrote 7 months ago: I write frequently about what I term the Religion of the Heart. Archimandrite Meletios Webber has a … more →
Icons and Truth
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wrote 8 months ago: Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. From time to time, I have written about the ic … more →
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