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May 26, 2011 By Fr. John A. Peck

On The Lord’s Ascension

by the Venerable St. Bede of Jarrow Our father among the saints, the Venerable Bede of Jarrow,  (c. 672 - May 25, 735) was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Wearmouth (today part of Sunderland), and of its daughter monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow. He is well … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ascension, Patristic Sermons Tagged With: Ascension, Venerable Bede of Jarrow

May 25, 2011 By admin

Was Jesus Ignorant of the Time of His Second Coming?

UPDATED! With more patristic quotes, thanks to John Sanidopoulos at Mystagogy blog. Mark 13:32 and Matthew 24:36 seem to indicate that not only are all men and angels ignorant of the time of the Second Coming of Christ, but that also Jesus is ignorant of the time of His imminent return. In fact, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: Jesus, second coming, st. basil the great, st. john chrysostom

May 22, 2011 By admin

Was Adam an Actual or Symbolic Figure, According to the Fathers of the Church?

From the Orthodox Outlet for Dogmatic Enquiries. There are thousands of patristic references to Adam - an immeasurable chaos. However, it will be hard to locate a verse that refers to Adam in an absolutely univocal manner; i.e., a verse that cannot but imply a specific person. An endeavor like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sermon Resources Tagged With: actual, Adam, Church, fathers, New Testament, person, symbolic

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