Tag: Eucharist

Hoc Est Corpus Meum: Luther’s Reformation Gets Away From Him

· Cyril Jenkins
Editor’s Note: This article is part of an October 2017 series of posts on the Reformation and Protestantism written by O&H authors and guest writers marking the 500th anniversary of the nailing of Martin Luther’s 95 theses to the church door at Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. Articles are written by Orthodox Christians and discuss not just the Reformation as a historicalā€¦

On Leithart’s Puritans and the Purity of Sacraments

· O&H Contributor
Introduction In a recent article atĀ First Things, Peter Leithart laments the ā€œhigh-churchismā€ of non-Protestant celebrations of the Eucharist. For Leithart, the essential difference between ā€œhighā€ and ā€œlowā€ liturgies is that of the preparatory ritesā€”not necessarily the external ornaments of incense, bells, and vestments. Beyond mere simplicity, the Protestant or ā€œPuritanā€ sacramentalism was one that eschewed excessive and unnecessary foreplay: The low-church Reformersā€¦

Did the Ecumenical Patriarch say that the Church is divided?: Response to an Anonymous Greek Orthodox Priest

· Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
An anonymous piece by a self-identified Greek Orthodox priest entitled “On the Recent Events in Jerusalem and their Ecclesiological Underpinnings” has recently been circulating in response to the recent meeting in Jerusalem by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis, especially regarding certain statements by the Ecumenical Patriarch about the Church being “divided in time” and its ecclesiological ramifications. It’s been republished inā€¦

The Doctrine of Transubstantiation in the Orthodox Church

· O&H Contributor
Does the Orthodox Church believe in “transubstantiation” (Ī¼ĪµĻ„ĪæĻ…ĻƒĪÆĻ‰ĻƒĪ¹Ļ‚ in Greek) with regards to the Eucharist? Or is that only used in the Latin (Roman Catholic) church? There’s certainly a lot of confusion and conflicting information out there, so let’s take a closer look. As a long-time blogger, I can vouch for the necessity of extending grace towards a writer when they areā€¦