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September 25, 2013 By Fr. John A. Peck

The Church Fathers On Church Music

by Christopher B. Warner Far from being distant and “out of touch,” the words of the Fathers are quite down-to-earth and often humorous. St. Basil the Great, for example, wrote that sacred music must both appeal to the people and trick them into worshipping God: For when the Holy Spirit saw that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: church music, st. basil the great, st. john maximovitch

September 24, 2013 By Fr. John A. Peck

Patristics and Preaching

by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P. This comes to us from John Anderson's blog - Orthodox Ruminations. Enjoy! I stumbled across this amazing little article written by a Dominican monk in the Catholic Church who is also a part of their Order of Preachers. He speaks a little about the Roman Catholic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About Preaching Tagged With: Fr. Peter John Cameron, John Anderson, preaching

September 23, 2013 By Fr. John A. Peck

On The Fear Of God

by Adriane Evans Adams In some people's minds, it is the terror of an ever-looming threat of the wrath of God, who is watching from the heavens, ready to afflict. This hardly seems to fit the God we know to have loved the world so much that though we were sinners, Christ died for us; a God whose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: Adriane Evans Adams, Bible, fathers, Fear of God

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