Well, Cathedra Unitatis, to give him credit, did take notice of the post put up by Perry taking a cite from the 5th Ecumenical Council. The discussion there is well underway now, with about 45 responses at the time of this post.
Relative to papal claims, why is this important?
In summary, because it establishes, unequivocally, the [...]
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NETS: Electronic Edition, files available in .pdf.
[H/T: ricoblog]
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Dan Greeson, who wrote me an email awhile back and to whom I have rudely never made reply, has posted a couple of audio lectures on his blog, The Way of a Pilgrim (which I have added to my Orthodox blogs blogroll down the right side of the page). There is some audio of Bishop [...]
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At the aforementioned Ellopos.net site is another page devoted to writings, in Greek, of certain Fathers of the Church. Represented are: St. Symeon the New Theologian, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. Macarius the Great, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Maximos the Confessor, St. Basil, St. Athanasius, the Desert Fathers, St. Dionysius the Areopagite and [...]
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From Fr John’s blog, Chrysostom: “Behold, Thou Eatest Him!”:
Since the Word saith: This is my Body: let us be persuaded of the truth of his words; and let us believe, and look upon him with the eyes of our understanding. For Christ hath not given us a reality cognizable by the senses, but rather tokens of [...]
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Try your hand at open-source translating: Eusebius, Chronicle
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Some good stuff: patristic readings in the public domain via Maria Lectrix
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Through bibliacalia comes the following links:
Link to a site with the Greek text of Josephus with commentary. Way cool.
And this post on a second century canon of the Old Testament listing (gasp!) some of the “Apocrypha.”
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Posted in Patristics Sources, Scripture on Saturday, 19 May 2007 | No Comments »
I received in the mail this week, the second volume of the John commentary in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture series, published by InterVarsity Press. This now completes the New Testament volumes (my first full set of NT commentaries–as my girls would say: wee haw!), with six more Old Testament volumes, and one [...]
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A recent phone call from an Anglican priest and friend, pointed out a blog post which speculates, based on the Paschal homily whether St. John was a universalist. My response for Fr. Jeff is a bit delayed, but hopefully better late than never.
Consider the following:
Since then “the things that are seen are temporal, but the things [...]
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Speaking Truth to Power, 4th-Century Style
The Art of Snaring Pigeons
[Note: The Inauguarl Post]
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Last month, I read through St. Photios the Great’s The Mystagogy of the Holy Spirit. I posted some selections from that work, on which I will be offering my reflections and comments after I finish the reflections on St. Gregory Palamas’ Dialogue between an Orthodox and a Barlaamite.
I recently discovered that St. Photios’ Mystagogy is [...]
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Douglas posts the first in a series, Cappadocian Follies, the exhange of letters between Sts Basil and Gregory the Theologian. Very nicely done. Bookmark his site, as I’ve done, and keep visiting for more.
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Posted in Church Fathers, Patristics Sources on Saturday, 24 February 2007 | No Comments »
Theophan the Recluse, Four Homilies on Prayer
Macarius of Egypt, Spiritual Homilies 1-5
Macarius of Egypt, Spiritual Homilies 6-11
Macarius of Egypt, Spiritual Homilies 12-22
The Rule of Pachomius (full text)
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From this webpage, Tractati Leonis Magni, comes sermons of St. Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome. The texts are in Latin, with several of them translated into English. And the sermons are read in Latin (mp3 files), as well.
Take note of the handful of sermons on Lent. Good way to celebrate his [...]
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