Moments of Three

It is said that St. Anthony, a young man steeped in the Christian faith and regularly worshipping at the Divine Liturgy, was wondering what to do with his life. He went to Church, heard the Gospel, “Go sell what you have” and went home and did just that. Still restless, he went back [...]

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My Book Review in the Stone-Campbell Journal Is Online

This past autumn, I submitted a book review of Kevin Giles’ The Trinity and Subordinationism: The Doctrine of God and the Contemporary Gender Debate. You can click on the link and take a look at what I thought of it.

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Traditionalists and Modernists

It’s becoming ever more clear to me, in these online and person-to-person discussions, that there are two fundamentally opposed perspectives in addressing these issues of faith and worship (these perspectives are also evident in other philosphical and cultural venues, but I am limiting myself to the Christian faith and practice). While all labels can [...]

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The Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women: Anna and I Worship at All Saints

A very interesting weekend for the Healy household, to be sure. It began Saturday morning when I got up and prayed morning prayers. I prayed, as I have for a couple of years now, regarding Anna and I and the Orthodox Church. But I happened to include in my intercessions and petitions [...]

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Starting Points

The Church has never ceased to be. There is unbroken continuity, historically and ontologically, between the one holy Church of the New Testament and the present Church. One characteristic of that undying Church is that it is fully the Body of Christ.
“And He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave [...]

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The Task at Hand

In the disagreement over women’s ordination is highlighted the very problems involved in the conversation: presuppositions. Tripp and I start out in this dialogue from completely different points. In some ways these points are in diametric opposition (e. g., he allows that the world can/should reform the Church, I adamantly oppose that). [...]

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The Burden of Innovation

Reconnecting with the Church Fathers this past week or so has been like going from arid desert to lush tropical valley. Though I’ve been chronically short on sleep all semester (my body rebelled this past weekend, keeping me in bed with a cold), and though I had a short night last night, after morning [...]

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