by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon In the Gospel of St. Luke, the last of his "four beatitudes" includes a detail not found in the parallel place in St. Matthew; it is a reference to those who "revile and cast out your name as evil' (Luke 6:22). Our understanding of this reference should begin, I … [Read more...]
A Christian Understanding of Freedom
by Archbishop Dmitri of Dallas and the South (of Blessed Memory) People generally use the word freedom in order to describe two things: the first and perhaps most persistent meaning of the term is simply lack of subjection to any kind of ownership or tyrannical authority, the lack of restriction … [Read more...]
On How Your Dog is Morally Superior To You
by St. Basil the Great from the blog, Lord I Have Cried Unto Thee. Another patristic witness of the sentiment and wisdom behind the words of Abba Xanthios. "A Dog is better than I because he loves and does not judge." So I just recently referred a friend to St. Basil the Great's … [Read more...]
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