A couple of days ago, I posted a two day series on what the New Testament actually says about the future Church. And, I pointed out that the picture of the Church that is given by Our Lord Jesus Christ, Saint Paul, and Saint John is not what we expect. Rather, Jesus gave the Parable […]
What negative things did the New Testament tell us about the Church?
In yesterday’s post, I pointed out that there are some very negative things that are said about the future Church in some parts of the New Testament. There are also some very positive things said about the Church. In fact, we tend to concentrate so much on the positive things that we forget or minimize […]
Sin in the Church should not be a surprise to anyone
Yesterday I had a couple of people over to my house, along with two grandchildren. We were setting up a Christmas tree, having some hot chocolate, and generally having some Advent fun. Well, some questions started coming my way. One of them was whether the Orthodox Church had ever engaged in sin as serious as […]
Orthodoxy and Alcoholics Anonymous
The same nun about whom I wrote yesterday commented to me that many priests do not know how to deal with people with addictions. In particular, she commented to me about dealing with alcoholism. She mentioned, in particular, the group Alcoholics Anonymous as being a very helpful group. Alcoholics Anonymous has always had trouble with […]
Anorexia and Orthodox fasting rules
Recently I received an e-mail from an Orthodox nun which said in part: I have also discovered, through speaking with people with eating disorders, that priests tend to know very little in that area as well. It is difficult for someone with a tendency to anorexia to fast in a moderate way. In yesterday’s post, […]
Fasting, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Jewish Nev’im
I am often surprised at the number of interesting tales that exist with regards to our fasting rules. For instance, there are tales such as the reason for why only olive oil is on the forbidden list during our fasts. Some, of course, will argue that the rule must be extended to all oils because only […]
Separation between Western and Eastern thinking
From the European Institute of Protestant Studies comes this excellent summary of how the theological and philosophical differences grew between Orthodoxy and the West. Surprisingly, this excellent summary is by a pastor whom I consider to be a radical on many theological issues. But, his writing on this topic is quite good. But after about 400 […]
Seven characteristics of Orthodox Christianity
The following article comes from the website of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. It does a good job of expressing what we believe. Seven Characteristics of Orthodox Christian Spirituality 1. TRINITARIAN: I believe in one God, the Father All mighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; and in one […]
Buy this Orthodixie CD audio
Okay, I want to recommend an audio CD to you. It is the audio version of a book by Fr. Joseph Huneycutt. Let me say that anything published by Fr. Joseph is worth reading. In fact, I highly recommend anything written by Fr. Joseph, any podcast by Fr. Joseph, etc. So, here is the listing […]
Advent is coming up.
Advent begins in nine days. Advent is the English name descended from the Latin name for the season. It is called either the Nativity Fast or St. Philip’s Fast. And, like Lent it is 40 days long, but it is a lighter fast than the Lenten fast or the Dormition Fast. But, this is not […]
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