Category: Articles

Perhaps the one absolutely critical document for Hesychasm is “In Defence of those who Devoutly Practise a Life of Stillness,” found in vol. 4 of The Philokalia (Faber, 1995). It […]

Continuing from my post on St Mark the Ascetic’s “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary,” I shall turn to “A Selection from the Holy Fathers on Prayer and Attentiveness,” in volume […]

In the first volume of The Philokalia is St Mark the Ascetic’s “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary.” It is only about 14 pages long, but it has extraordinary depth. To obtain […]

Teshbuhto eeqoro detaleetiyoto qadeeshto wamshabahto (Glory and Honour to the Holy and Venerable Trinity) I have already provided a more or less religious meditation upon these two feasts: https://www.fryuhanna.com/2020/11/05/the-feast-of-the-consecration-and-renewal-of-the-church/ However, I […]

It is wonderful news: the Massabki Brothers, Francis, Abdul-Moati and Raphael, will be canonised on 20 October 2024. That just happens to be the day the Maronite Liturgy commences at […]

Christians are being persecuted throughout the world, and it is a spiritual issue for us even more than it is a political one. Awareness of this fact should remind us […]

On 29 June of each year, we celebrate the feast of Saint Peters and Paul. This is one of the great feasts of the Church calendar, not least because we […]

This was published in The Catholic Weekly on 11 ay 2024. I hope you can follow the link: https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/melto-dmoronoyo-an-accessible-church-for-those-with-autism/ I believe Channel 10 will be covering the liturgy, too.

I am grateful to Professor Garry Trompf who commissioned this article from me: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eMT4CGv0oyCWO6kVrfKqR6-?domain=mdpi.com It deals with the foundation period of the Maronite Church. I hope you find it of […]