Chapter 6 of G.K. Chesterton: Theologian is headed “Man in the Image of God.” Nichols states that creation of man in the image of God is the “foundational doctrine of […]
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Month: July 2021
Faith and Tradition: A Syriac Perspective
I suggest that “faith” and “tradition,” meaning the Christian tradition, are basically two aspects of the same reality. Faith is the truth about God considered as a spiritual good; that […]
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Propers of the Ninth Sunday of Pentecost
Introit Behold God is my helper, and the Lord is the protector of my soul: turn back the evils upon mine enemies, and cut them off in Your truth, O […]
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A Questionable Perspective on Maronite Identity
Even if I am quite sceptical of her conclusion, Claude Boueiz Kanaan’s Lebanon 1860-1960: A Century of Myth and Politics, published by SAQI in 2005 presents some interesting ideas about […]
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Chesterton’s Theology, Pt V, “The Philosophy of Joy”
In this part, we look at chapter V, “The God of Joy.” According to Nichols, Chesterton effectively produced a new argument for the existence of God: we feel or can […]
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The Priesthood and the Seventh Sunday of Pentecost
The Gospel for today is Luke 10:1-7: After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place […]
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Propers of the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Introit Clap your hands, all you nations: shout unto God with the voice of joy. Psalm. For the Lord is high, He is terrible; a great King over all the […]
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Samson as an Antetype of Christ (Second and Final Part)
The heart of Mar Jacob of Sarug’s Homily on Samson is this: the beauty of the world is revealed to our spiritual eyes by seeing the antetypes of Christ in […]
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Samson as an Antetype of Christ (Part One, the Samson narrative)
Yesterday (1 July 2021, the Feast of Pope Gregory X), I received a copy of St Jacob of Sarug’s Homily on Samson, trans. Dana Miller, edited with notes and an […]
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