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Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Elements or Gifts of the Eucharist
In other posts, I’ve looked at the Eucharist in history, at the mystery of the Eucharist, at its place in liturgy, and many other questions. A conversation with my youngest daughter this past week left me reflecting on the elements or gifts themselves or, to put it more prosaically, the bread and wine. There have [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 51 – No Longer Mind the Things of War
Now Athanasius is stressing the point that Christ is passing among all people everywhere, crossing all national and cultural boundaries, and drawing people away from their former gods. Moreover, he notes that the savagery of war and murders that has always reigned among people is being ended by Christ. Here is his closing statement in [...]
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On the Incarnation of the Word 50 – Greeks and Resurrection
In this section, Athanasius continues to refute pagan perspectives. His comment against the sophists is probably difficult to understand without some understanding of their development in ancient and classical Greece. This history is interesting if you want to look it up, but by Athanasius’ time sophists were regarded as teachers of rhetoric rather than actual [...]
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For the Life of the World 15
This post continues with my thoughts on sections 4-5 of the third chapter of For the Life of the World. Here is the link to Deacon Michael Hyatt’s second podcast on chapter three which more or less tracks this post. For the Life of the World: Part Seven Fr. Schmemann now turns from the “day” [...]
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For the Life of the World 14
This post continues with my thoughts on section 3 of the third chapter of For the Life of the World. Here is the link to Deacon Michael Hyatt’s podcast on chapter three if you’ve not already listened to it. For the Life of the World: Part Six From the beginning Christians had their own day, [...]
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For the Life of the World 13
This post continues with my thoughts on sections 1-2 of the third chapter of For the Life of the World. Here is the link to Deacon Michael Hyatt’s podcast on chapter three if you’ve not already listened to it. For the Life of the World: Part Six As we leave the church after the Sunday [...]
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For the Life of the World 12
This post continues my reaction to the third chapter of For the Life of the World. Here is the link to Deacon Michael Hyatt’s podcast on chapter three if you’ve not already listened to it. For the Life of the World: Part Six Before I really dive into this chapter on a Christian perspective of [...]
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For the Life of the World 11
This week we move on to the third chapter of For the Life of the World. Here is the link to Deacon Michael Hyatt’s podcast on chapter three. For the Life of the World: Part Six In his podcast, Deacon Hyatt makes a statement that stuck in my mind. He says it in an off-hand [...]
Saturday Evening Blog Post
I’ve read Elizabeth Esther’s blog for a while now, but have been hesitant about participating in her Saturday Evening blog post. I finally decided to go ahead and add a link. I chose my reflection last month on holiness. No particular reason beyond the fact that it was the one I most enjoyed writing. Cheers!
On the Incarnation of the Word 52 – United In Peace