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 […]

Something we all do sometimes. When reflecting on Jacob’s wrestling with God yesterday, I recalled one of the so-called Terrible Sonnets, “Carrion Comfort” by the English priest Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1899), for it too concerns a wrestling match. Hopkins speaks of his struggle with despair and darkness but also, as it turns out, of his struggle with […]