by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Each year the Church's Lenten reading of Genesis reaches its climax, just on the verge of Holy Week, with the story of Joseph's reconciliation with his brothers. The liturgical chants relevant to that story suggest why: the story of Joseph is taken as a prefiguring … [Read more...]
On The Essence And Energies Of God
by Vladimir Lossky The theology of the Eastern Church distinguishes in God the three hypostases, the nature or essence, and the energies. The Son and the Holy Spirit are, so to say, personal processions, the energies natural processions. The energies are inseparable from the nature, and the nature … [Read more...]
How To Win Over An Atheist
By St. Nikolai Velimirovich "For such is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men" (1 Peter 2:15). Brethren, it is difficult to argue with an atheist; it is difficult to talk with an unreasonable man; it is difficult to convince an embittered … [Read more...]
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