By St. Augustine of Hippo The first of many sermons on the New Testament by the blessed bishop of Hippo, this sermon displays Augustine's keen intellect and attention to details in Scripture, in this case, answering questions regarding the genealogies in the Gospels according to Matthew and … [Read more...]
First Theological Oration (Oration 27)
By St. Gregory Nazianzus (the Theologian) In this, St. Gregory's first theological oration, we have an excellent apologetic use of reason and Holy Scripture, in an initial refutation of the Eunomians, who sought to defend the fullest errors of Arianism on the basis of Aristotelean dialectics … [Read more...]
Brother, Can You Spare A Paradigm?
by Fr. Aris Metrakos This essay was first published June 30, 2006 on Orthodoxytoday.org, and not only uncovers the dangers of old paradigms of priestly identity, but also reveals the only one of value in the Church. We reproduce it here with permission. Is it time to retire "paradigm shift?" This … [Read more...]
