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St. Ignatius Brianchaninov on Prayer and the Fire of the Spirit
Read more: St. Ignatius Brianchaninov on Prayer and the Fire of the SpiritSt. Ignatius Brianchaninov was an early 19th century Russian Bishop and saint. His teachings on prayer, drawn from the fathers are among the best modern commentaries. His work, The Arena, is a must-read on the subject of spiritual delusion. The following excerpt is from his book, On the Prayer of Jesus, in which he draws […]
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The Mystery of the Human Heart
Read more: The Mystery of the Human HeartSt. Macarius is famously quoted: The heart itself is but a small vessel, yet dragons are there, and there are also lions; there are poisonous beasts and all the treasures of evil. But there too is God, the angels, the life and the kingdom, the light and the apostles, the heavenly cities and the treasuries […]
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What Theology Looks Like – Revisited
Read more: What Theology Looks Like – RevisitedThis was first posted back in May. It’s subject seemed to me quite germane to the topic of the relationship between theology “lived” and theology as “academic” which has arisen in the comments of the recent post on Fr. John Behr’s work. It recounts a story and reflection in my life that the topic always brings […]
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Orthodoxy and Scripture – Fr. John Behr’s Lecture Revisted
Read more: Orthodoxy and Scripture – Fr. John Behr’s Lecture RevistedThe earlier attempted debate (in the comments about St. Michael the Archangel) about Scripture and Orthodox understanding of the saints, prayers, etc., is rooted in an understanding of Scripture that is itself the very basis of the Christian faith. Attempts to remove the Bible from its proper Churchly context by the Reformation and modern day Protestants […]
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St. Michael the Archangel – And Other Angel Stories
Read more: St. Michael the Archangel – And Other Angel StoriesSome years ago, when I was a young seminarian, I served with an Episcopal priest who greatly disappointed me in conversation one day by telling me that he saw “no need” for angels. “There’s nothing that angels are described as doing that the Holy Spirit could not do instead.” This kind of heavenly economy had […]
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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep…
Read more: Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep…This delightful old English prayer said by children and their parents at bedtime has long ago been shortened to only its last verse. There is more (as I was taught): Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. The are four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head, One […]
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Thinking of Angels
Read more: Thinking of AngelsThis 8th of November is the Feast of St. Michael and All the Bodiless Powers of Heaven. The feast marks its own special occasion, but it seems entirely appropriate that the feast should be so close to the beginning of the Nativity Fast. There are very few Biblical stories where angels do not play a part, […]
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Matthew, Noetic is sometimes translated that way – and it’s quite misleading. The nous is the “organ of perception” by…
Matthew, I found this article Father Stephen wrote, which might be helpful:’https://glory2godforallthings.com/2019/02/23/knowing-with-my-knower-the-nous/
I should also add that in the reference to bringing the mind into the heart , this isn’t a mental…
Matthew, It’s more than what we typically think of as intellect. Father Stephen can explain better than I. But there…
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