The Philokalia is really a miniature library. The manuscripts which comprise it were originally written in Greek. Although the texts are mostly far older, the present-day collection was compiled by […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
The Sexualisation of Culture
I shall be updating this piece from time to time. However, it will be a useful resource as this tragic sexualisation of culture continues. It is not that sexuality has […]
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St Shmuni and her Seven Sons
On 1 August, our Maronite Church celebrates the feast of St Shmuni and her seven sons. Their story is told in the Second Book of Maccabees, which I extract in […]
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St Assya (27 July)
The feast of St Assya, also known as St Pantaleon, is celebrated on 27 July. I set out, in three parts, the account of his life, and then some reflections […]
Read moreOf Altars and Alterations (Part 1)
Part One: The Questions and a Broad Answer When we discuss the altar in the Christian tradition, meaning the Catholic and Orthodox Churches (what is sometimes called the “Great Church’), […]
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Nicephorus the Solitary on the Prayer of the Heart
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 […]
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