Chesterton published Heretics in 1905, and as a result of the questions he was asked about it, he followed it up with his magnificent Orthodoxy. After all, if the opinions he critiqued […]
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The Tongue: St James and Solomon
In the Book of Proverbs, we read: “Whoever belittles his neighbour lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who […]
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Wisdom, the Creation before the Creation: The Book of Proverbs, Part III
Having studied the concept of the “Fear of God,” which is so central to the Book of Proverbs, let us now examine another major concept in it, that of “Wisdom.” […]
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The Fear of God (cont.): The Book of Proverbs Part II
Continuing our study of the Fear of God in Proverbs: Wisdom appears as a personified woman, saying: “when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when […]
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Aboun d.bashmayo: Our Daily or Our Supernatural Bread?
We have been studying the “Our Father” in the Syriac language, which is probably as close as we will ever come to the very words Our Lord used. We have […]
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The Fear of God: The Book of Proverbs, Part I
Let us turn to the first of the three books traditionally attributed to King Solomon, the Book of Proverbs. The very first verse declares: “The proverbs of Solomon, son of […]
Read moreThe Second Maronite Meditations Podcast: Mysticism
The second edition of Maronite meditations is now available on Youtube and Spotify (see the link below). As with the first podcast, I offer some preliminary thoughts, and then after about […]
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My first podcast is up on Spotify, Youtube, and Apple Podcasts. I have posted many of the ideas on this page, but the new thing is that I shall, each […]
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On The Foundation Period of the Maronite Tradition
My article “On the Foundation Period of the Maronite Tradition” has been published in Religions 2024 15(5), 596. It is available at mdpi.com/journal/religions. It is part of a special edition: Patristics, […]
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A Maronite Nativity Hymn
This has been approved by the director of the Australian Maronite Liturgical Commission.
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