The last post considered the Prayer of the Heart and the shorter version of it known as the Jesus Prayer. I said that, as I saw it, there were nine […]
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The Wordless Echo of the Jesus Prayer
The roots of the “Jesus Prayer” reach back, of course, to Our Lord Himself. The usual words, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner,” are […]
Read moreThe Virgin Mary in Ancient Christian Tradition
An essay of mine, “The Virgin Mary in Ancient Christian Tradition,” has been published in the book Mariology at the Beginning of the Third Millennium. The book, edited by Kevin […]
Read moreAn Introduction to the Maronite Faith
Well, my eighth book has now been published, An Introduction to the Maronite Faith. Here is a link: http://www.connorcourt.com/catalog1/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=423#.WU32lIVOLIW It is, as the titles suggests, an introduction. It is not […]
Read moreWhen God Spoke Greek (Part 1)
What is the history of the Bible, and how did the Church’s view of it, especially its view of the Old Testament change over its first four hundred years? Why […]
Read moreThe Canonisation of Francisco and Jacinta Marto
I am very pleased that Pope Francis has canonised Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the seers of Fatima. After the apparitions of 1917, both died of influenza: Francisco on […]
Read moreAnger
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 […]
Read moreThree 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 […]
Read moreFirmly 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 […]
Read moreThe 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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