by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon Since the understanding of anything---according to Aristotle---consists in the discernment of its cause, man's freedom cannot be understood, for the simple reason that a free choice is its own cause. It is impossible, therefore, to trace the effect to the cause. Like … [Read more...]
Why Jesus Had To Be Virgin Born: St. Maximus the Confessor Explains
by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos Pleasure and Pain According to St. Maximus the Confessor In his Centuries on Theology St. Maximus the Confessor refers to the nexus of the dualism of pleasure and pain, which, by any standard, is an important subject. This means that we cannot discuss Orthodox … [Read more...]
On Forgiveness
by St. Maximus the Confessor If you bear a grudge against anyone, pray for him and you will stop the passion in its tracks. By prayer you separate the hurt from the memory of the evil which he did you and in becoming loving and kind you completely obliterate passion from the soul. On the … [Read more...]
