Glory to Jesus Christ! It is a blessed time to gather for Matins and celebrate this wonderful feast of the … More
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A Reflection on the Dormition of the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary
Glory to Jesus Christ! It is good to be here to celebrate this most special feast. This feast of the … More
From Offering to the Great Entrance and Back Again
Fr. Ephrem Lash gave a riveting lecture on the Divine Liturgy entitled “Translating The Liturgy: Was there a Great Entrance … More
The Mystical View of the Scriptures in the Akathist to the Theotokos
The richness of the Byzantine liturgical life of prayer has overwhelmed many, particularly those of us who are tasked with … More
Clarifying the Zoghby Initiative-a Proposal
What is the Zoghby Initiative? Why clarify it? As a brief background-Bishop Elias Zoghby was a Melkite bishop who fell … More
The Theology of the Body Broken in Practice: The Great Schism (part 2 of 2)
In a previous post, I noted that a spiritual look at the body can allow one to make connections between … More
A Sister Squabble
Family feuds can be the worst of feuds-perhaps that explains the rancor which surrounds so much of Catholic/Orthodox dialogue. If … More
The Insanity Workout and Byzantine Spirituality
Recently a friend loaned me a copy of the Insanity Workout series. I had seen infomercials for this intense workout … More
Week of Christian Unity
Glory to Jesus Christ! Please follow this link for some reflections on the annual week of Christian Unity, put … More
We are Objects of Veneration (Reflections on Incense)
Living in the U.S., many of us who have come to the fullness of the Apostolic Faith have done so … More
Prayer of Saint Ephrem 