Understanding Trinitarian Dogma: Getting Inside the Mind of the Greek Fathers Fr. Paul Martin Preface Many find trinitarian dogma difficult. They believe it best to affirm it without thinking much about it. So today I’ll talk about this dogma in a way that I hope will be clear to those of us who are not […]

Speculative Thinking About The Cosmos Friend or Foe? At that time, Jesus revealed himself to his disciples after he was raised from the dead (John 21:14). The theme of revelation is central to the New Testament. The problem is that precious few of us have eyes to see what is being revealed, as Jesus tells […]

Speculative Thinking About The Cosmos Last Thursday, I talked about St. Maximos the Confessor’s theology of man as a bridge, connecting not only himself to the cosmos but relating all things to God. He said that God’s Son, the Logos, is in all things as what he termed the logoi, and that all things in the cosmos […]

Comparing the Orthodox and Catholic approaches to Mary, the Mother of God Today Orthodox Christians celebrate the Feast of the Dormition (or “The Falling Asleep”) of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, while Roman Catholics celebrate her Assumption into heaven, body and soul. Let’s compare the two approaches. Regarding the Catholic […]