Monthly Archives: July 2011

Orthodoxy & teach me Thy statutes

Posted on 31/07/2011 by lucas

“Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees“[Matth.16: 12]. Saint John of Sinai encourages those who would grow as Lord’s disciples to acknowledge … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & demanding a sign ‘from heaven’

Posted on 31/07/2011 by lucas

“Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. For Your loving-kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth. I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, nor will I go in with … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & still among men?

Posted on 30/07/2011 by lucas

“We no longer knew whether we were in heaven or on earth” they reported to Vladimir the Great, Prince of Novgorod [958-1015] describing a majestic Divine Liturgy in Hagia Sophia, “nor such beauty, and we know not how to tell … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & the Beauty of the Divine Light

Posted on 30/07/2011 by lucas

The prototype of the Beauty of the Divine Light – Transfiguration All are aware of Saint Paul’s observation: “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & Beauty

Posted on 29/07/2011 by lucas

Saint Macarios of Egypt tells us: “[those who have] love for Christ, [are] bound fast to that Beauty and unspeakable Glory, and the inconceivable Riches of the True and Eternal King” In the same Homily Saint Macarios points out that … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & Revaluation

Posted on 29/07/2011 by lucas

“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people“[Matth.9: 35]. In reaction to the Lord Jesus’ healing, the “Pharisees said, … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & Wisdom

Posted on 29/07/2011 by lucas

New Covenant [N.T.] “For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God” [1Cor.3: 19]. Even this scriptural concept is one great news which Christianity proclaims to the world. One is Wisdom according to God and from … Continue reading →

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August 6th – Intoxication of light, movement of fire

Posted on 29/07/2011 by lucas

“WHY chase the darkness? Switch on the light, and the darkness will flee by itself. Allow Christ to dwell in all our soul, and the demons will flee by themselves… In the soul in which all her space is taken … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & Weak Faith

Posted on 29/07/2011 by lucas

Faith is a Power that dwells in the mind and the will of a man. The mind is enlightened by heavenly light and contains that which the Lord reveals to it. The will is like­wise moved by God to the fulfilment of … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy & Byzantine Church choir

Posted on 29/07/2011 by lucas

Do you ever wake up with a hymn in your head and you have no idea where it came from?  Maybe I’m strange, but that happens to me time after time. Singing in church is noteworthy, during the week it … Continue reading →

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