The Saints and Why They Matter
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Join Fr. Panayioti and Strati on an all new discussion. This time the focus is on the saints.
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Showing posts with label the Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the Church. Show all posts
Thursday, November 12, 2020
The Saints
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Friday, November 01, 2019
Whose Latin Christianity? Which Hermeneutic?
Another essay on... Vatican II.
Reading the Signs of the Times by Douglas Farrow
What happened to the Church being the sign of God's presence and purpose to the world?
Reading the Signs of the Times by Douglas Farrow
The Church,” says Gaudium et spes, “has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel.” A few paragraphs later, that duty is parsed in a positive way. The Church, we are told, “labors to decipher authentic signs of God's presence and purpose in the happenings, needs and desires in which this People has a part along with other men of our age” (emphasis added).
What happened to the Church being the sign of God's presence and purpose to the world?
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
Considering Seminary?
via Byz, TX
From 2013
Should it incumbent on the priest to be the intermediary between people? Does he play this role in the old world? Perhaps it is part of his calling to reconcile people if there is the possibility to do so -- the Beatitudes. But this is incumbent upon every Christian in that community, as a part of fraternal charity. It is also incumbent upon them to pass and enforce those rules that make communal life possible. In so far as the parish is an instantiation of the local community, if not wholly identical to it in its members, then the priest may be a spiritual father but politically he is no different from any other (male) member of that community, who also share responsibilities and authority, even, with respect to that community.
For Latin bishops and priests, they must be very clear as to what the precepts of the Natural Law, as distinguished to opinions they may have regarding political life, whether those are truly theological opinions, or opinions taken from liberalism.
From 2013
Most of the time, serving the people is not about hearing confessions and serving the Holy Mysteries. It is about keeping the roof from leaking and the people from killing each other. If you can actually get your parishioners to like each other, you will have done a mighty act.
Many priests like to think about implementing ‘ministries’ and ‘parish activities’ and ‘more services’ without first getting to know the people and what they need to grow. There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to parish life, so get that delusion out of your head right now. People are different, both as individuals and as communities.
If you must change them before you can love them, then you are not cut out for parish life. You have to love them first, and be willing to love them even if they refuse to change, because most of them will not change and will fight any kind of change tooth-and-nail. You must love them as they are, warts and all. Love is the only thing that really changes people.
Should it incumbent on the priest to be the intermediary between people? Does he play this role in the old world? Perhaps it is part of his calling to reconcile people if there is the possibility to do so -- the Beatitudes. But this is incumbent upon every Christian in that community, as a part of fraternal charity. It is also incumbent upon them to pass and enforce those rules that make communal life possible. In so far as the parish is an instantiation of the local community, if not wholly identical to it in its members, then the priest may be a spiritual father but politically he is no different from any other (male) member of that community, who also share responsibilities and authority, even, with respect to that community.
For Latin bishops and priests, they must be very clear as to what the precepts of the Natural Law, as distinguished to opinions they may have regarding political life, whether those are truly theological opinions, or opinions taken from liberalism.
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Pravoslavie: Speaking Painful Truth in Love: Orthodox Ecumenism and St. Justin Popovic by Phillip Calington
St. Justin was a puzzling figure during his lifetime, and remains so, more than 35 years after his repose in the Lord. He was himself never a bishop, which allowed him to speak and write even more freely and openly about the issue of ecumenism.
St. Justin was a puzzling figure during his lifetime, and remains so, more than 35 years after his repose in the Lord. He was himself never a bishop, which allowed him to speak and write even more freely and openly about the issue of ecumenism.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Metropolitan Anthony on Christian Community
Pravmir: If We Were a True Christian Community… by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
Saturday, December 05, 2015
Christ's Person as the Foundation of Church Life
Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid speaks for the significance of Christ's Person for Church life.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Saturday, December 5, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
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