by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon I wonder how many of us have considered what is implied by the juxtaposition of two biblical verses that are, I concede, juxtaposed but rarely. The first verse, from Isaiah, contains the angelic declaration, "Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory." The second … [Read more...]
Nature, Celibacy and Marriage
by St. Theophan the Recluse The Lord says that originally God Himself blessed the marriage union, and put this law into our nature. About those who do not want to get married He said: "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it". It is clear that although He admitted that marriage is a … [Read more...]
Music and Mediation in St Gregory of Nyssa’s Commentary ‘On the Inscriptions of the Psalms’
by Fr. Matthew Baker In his On the Making of Man, St Gregory of Nyssa likened the human body to a kind of musical instrument, played upon by the mind of man. In the same work, he dismissed as pagan the idea of man as microcosm. Yet later, in his dialogue On the Soul and the Resurrection, Gregory … [Read more...]
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