James Barr (1924-2006) was a major biblical scholar. A professor at Oxford University, he belonged to the Church of Scotland, although he was quite liberal, and was something of a […]
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Month: April 2021
The Season of the Resurrection
In the icon for Easter Sunday, we see the empty tomb in the middle left. It is presented as if it were a small house, topped with a red cross, […]
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Low (“Quasimodo”) Sunday, Rational Milk, and Sins of the Tongue
Quasimodo (Low) Sunday Introit (1 Peter 2:2) As newborn babes, alleluia, desire the rational milk without guile, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm. Rejoice to God our Helper; sing aloud to the […]
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Typology: The Temple and the World
We learn more and more as we remain before the mystery of typology, the mystery of how heaven is made present on earth through the divine pattern. One element which […]
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Our Arrival at the Port
On the night of Palm Sunday we Maronites celebrate a rite which we can call “Arriving (or Arrival) at the Port,” or “Reaching the Harbour,” or some combination of these. […]
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