This was written chiefly to help parishioners who have children and find themselves unable to maintain their tempers. The enormous debt to Mr Adie is gratefully acknowledged. Joseph Azize, 29 April […]
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Three News Items on Nature
Here are three news items: first, Noam Chomsky being interviewed on the topic: “What We Really Want” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CFwSQiTu3I The interviewer begins saying, in a very self-satisfied way, that he and […]
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Firmly I Believe and Truly
This anecdote about Walter Scott, otherwise unknown to me, is extracted from the writings of Mary Josephine “Maisie” Ward 1889-1975, who had the signal honour to be the great-great-granddaughter of […]
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The Maronites in History: A Reply (Part 3)
Part Three: Matti Moosa on St Maroun In The Maronites in History, Matti Moosa argues that we know nothing of any “Maroun” who was related, in any way, to what […]
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The Maronites in History: A Reply (Part 2)
The Maronites in History: A Reply Part Two: A Discussion of the texts concerning St Maroun There is no figure in history quite like the elusive figure which is Mar […]
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The Maronites in History: A Reply
Part One: The texts concerning St Maroun In Part One, I set out the two ancient texts which disclose what is known of St Maroun. In Part Two, I discuss […]
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The 350 Martyrs (Part 3): The Spiritual Message
The bottom line is that we can be satisfied that the tradition of the Maronite Church is genuine. There was a tragic slaying of more than 350 monks in 517, […]
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The 350 Martyrs (Part 2): Attacking the Historicity of the Martyrdom
The Venerable Patriarch Douaihy, the “Memory of the Maronites”, accepted the historicity of the letters and the events described. The Maronite Church has long celebrated their feast on 31 July […]
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The 350 Martyrs: Part 1
The 350 Martyrs: Part 1 (The Holy Martyrs) On 31 July each year, the Maronite Church remembers the 350 Maronite monks who were martyred in the year 517, slain by […]
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