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Praying through Despondency – Online Lenten Retreat

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Hi Time Eternalites! Just popping on here to let you know about this online Lenten retreat I’m co-leading with Fr. Geoffrey Ready through Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Mission in Toronto! Register here. April 11 4-6 PM (With option to attend an Orthodox vigil service from 7-9) The Psalmist once asked, “How shall we sing the songs of the Lord while…

Despondency: The Most Temporal Passion? (Taped Lecture)

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This past Tuesday afternoon, I had the delightful opportunity to give a guest talk at the Met. Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies at St. Michael’s College (University of Toronto). In it, I re-examined the central claim of Time and Despondency, namely the idea that despondency is somehow inextricably tied to a broken relationship to time, in…

A Prayer for Writers, Speakers, and Scholars

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I’ve already posted several times (here and here) about the Engaging Orthodoxy panel last weekend at North Park University. I’m still reflecting on some of the topics that were talked about, but perhaps one of my personal highlights of the morning occurred not during the speaking portions but after. As the talks came to a close, our moderator,…

Dying and the Virtues and Travel Anxiety

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Going on a trip is a lot like dying. Especially when you’re plagued with a mild but neurotically persistent fear of flying like I am. (Let’s just say I watched the crash scene in Castaway one too many times on the big screen during my formative teen years.) Because I travel fairly often, I have various ways of dealing…

What Does it Mean to Be Human? Engaging Orthodoxy Panel Discussion

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Hi Time Eternalites! Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving to all! May we be creatures of response and thanksgiving to God for His seen and unseen providence in the moments of our lives… This past weekend, I was blessed to participate in the third annual Engaging Orthodoxy panel discussion held at North Park University in Chicago. This year’s topic was “What does…