The Audience?
In the Byzantine East, and in other Eastern Christian Churches like the Armenians, Copts, etc. (Catholic and Orthodox), there is no audience…we all stand before God together! Even the Latin…
Adult Faith Formation
Sacred Signs: Pointing the Way to Heaven
Many Christians tend to think of the spiritual life as something entirely opposed to physical reality. This can translate into Christian practice today in the form of plain churches and…
Listening keeps our perspective: See and Show God’s Compassion
Who is God? What do you believe about God? Do we need to see God to believe in God? Is God not real if you do not see Him? Is…
4th Sunday of Lent: Climacus and his Ladder
As ever-blooming fruits, you offer the teachings of your God-given book, O wise John, most blessed, while sweetening the hearts of all them that heed it with vigilance; for it…
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
St Basil the Great tells us: The Pharisee, who in his pride not only boasted of himself but also discredited the tax collector in the presence of God, made his…
In Zacchaeus there is simplicity and honesty
Having just finished the Nativity Cycle we start moving toward the Lenten Cycle and Zacchaeus is our man. In fact, he’s the model of Christian conversion: turning toward the Lord.…
Encountering Christ: Mystagogy and the Life of the Church
Tonight, there is a lecture being presented by Melkite Father Hezekias: “Encountering Christ: Mystagogy and the Life of the Church.” “Mystagogy” may seem like a mouthful, but it is a…