Review, Wolfgang Smith, Theistic Evolution: The Teilhardian Heresy, Angelico Press/Sophia Perennis, 248pp. plus index I was wondering about Teilhard de Chardin’s pervasive influence on the modern Catholic Church, or perhaps […]
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Father of Truth, Behold Thy Son!
I thank His Excellency Bishop Jacob Barclay for this beautiful in prayer in both Syriac (using Hebrew Script) and English. In case you cannot read the inserted document, here is […]
Read moreA Reflection on Latinity
It seems clear that the replacement of Latin with other languages in Mose celebrations of the Novus Ordo Mass of the Latin Catholic Church, has led to a loss of […]
Read moreMethods of Meditation: The “Blosian” Method
The icon of St Mary of Egypt with this post was written by a friend of mine: B(T)S. I have previously mentioned Blosian meditation twice, in connection with Monsignor Robert […]
Read moreDevelopments in Jewish Religion immediately before the Incarnation
Philip Jenkins has produced an interesting work, Crucible of Faith: The Ancient Revolution that Made our Modern Religious World, Basic Books, NY (2017) His thesis is that: “So much of what we think […]
Read moreReview: The Rise of the Occult, Slaying Dragons II
Review: Charles D. Fraune, Slaying Dragons II: The Rise of the Occult, Slaying Dragons Press, 2023, 355 pp. including references This is a good book, and an opportune one at […]
Read moreEastern Rites and Liturgies
In their Introduction to Eastern Christian Liturgies (Liturgical Press, Collegeville, 2022) Alexopoulos and Johnson define “rite” as follows: A rite is a unique and integrated system of worship with its own rules […]
Read moreAltars and Alterations (Part III)
I have already mentioned in the two “Altars and Alterations” posts that Patriarch Dwayhi (also spelt Doueihy and many variants) said that in his day (he died in 1704), the […]
Read moreGoodness, Truth, and Beauty: Paths to God
We all have a yearning in our hearts to be united with God. Whatever we may own or enjoy in this world, to be joined with God exceeds them all. […]
Read more“Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer”
Part One In about 2011, HarperCollins published Norris J. Chumley’s Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer. It is not an uninteresting book, as a travelogue, but its value for me lies […]
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