Congratulations to our 30(40) Day Bloggers! Merry Christmas, and congratulations on a job well done. The task you undertook 40 days ago has not been an easy one, but with diligence and God's help, you have persevered. You have run a good race! Well done! This year's exercise had many more … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
One Hundred Stanzas on the Nativity
by St. Ephraim the Syrian Our father among the saints, Ephraim was a prolific Syriac language hymn writer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, but especially among Syriac Christians, as a saint. Here Ephraim presents his “counsel of life”, … [Read more...]
The Trinity: Scripture and the Greek Fathers
by Fr. John Behr Some 30 years ago, Karl Rahner claimed that most Christians are “mere monotheists,” that if the doctrine of the Trinity proved to be false, the bulk of popular Christian literature, and the mindset it reflects, would not have to be changed. Unfortunately, this is largely … [Read more...]