We are going to work through some of Sebastian Brock’s invaluable book The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life. It is an anthology of materials from Syriac writers, […]
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Goodacre: The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (Part I)
Goodacre, Mark (2025) The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John’s Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids This stimulating book has arrived just as I have been working […]
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More on St Maroun
It should not be forgotten that St Maroun lived before the great Christological battles which broke out. Disputes had begun, but not the great conflicts. As Anthony Gelston states: “The […]
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Maronite History: St Theodoret on St Maroun
Before launching into these various episodes from Maronite history, it is desirable to point out that the basic fact of Maronite history, until about 1500 and even later, is that […]
Read moreThe Eucharist in the Syrian Church in the time of St Maroun
My own view, for what it is worth, is that it is quite probable that the Eucharistic liturgy started to develop and be elaborated in Antioch quite early, because of […]
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St John Chrysostom: Life
St John Chrysostom is one of the most important of all the many famous bishops from Antioch. He is celebrated in the Maronite Liturgy which has an Anaphora in his […]
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St John Chrysostom on Priesthood
I have introduced St John Chrysostom: https://www.fryuhanna.com/2026/01/16/st-john-chrysostom-life/ I now consider his book On the Priesthood. This is a relatively long work, and was written by Chrysostom not as a homily, but as a […]
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St Theophilus of Antioch
St Theophilus of Antioch In Antioch, Bishop Heron succeeded Ignatius, probably in 116, and he was followed, possibly in 128, by Cornelius, and then by Bishop Eros in 142. Downey […]
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St Ignatius of Antioch (Part III)
St Ignatius on Unity Many deep theological themes can be found in Ignatius: he is a mystic, by which I mean that he develops concepts in a manner which is […]
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St Ignatius of Antioch (Part II)
We now come to St Ignatius’s Epistle to the Ephesians. This is the longest of the epistles, and in many ways the most important. His name is given first: “Ignatius, […]
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