Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. - Oscar Wilde … [Read more...]
One Faith
January 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"There are three things I cannot take in: nondogmatic faith, nonecclesiological Christianity and nonascetic Christianity. These three - the church, dogma, and asceticism - constitute one single life … [Read more...]
The Intellect is not self-contained
April 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
It is my opinion that our intellect does not have a natural power to be moved to the divine vision of Divinity. And in this one deficiency we are the peers of all the celestial natures, for both in … [Read more...]
Happiness
February 26, 2008 By 1 Comment
"The doctrine of beatific vision, borrowed by St. Augustine from the Neo–Platonists, whereby man's destiny is to become completely happy in the possession of the vision of the divine essence, is … [Read more...]
Just a bit farther
February 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"Only struggle a little bit more. Carry your crosses without complaining; Don't think you're anything special, don't justify your sins and weaknesses, but see yourself as you really are; and, … [Read more...]
Living Sermons on the Mount
February 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"The most interesting thing about Christianity is the ascetics, because they make all of Christ's talk about the Kingdom of God make sense." (From Not of This World, St. Herman Press) … [Read more...]
Patristics is Asceticism
January 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
“The patrisitic tradition is neither a social philosphy nor an ethical system, nor is it religious dogmatism: it is a therapeutic treatment… The spiritual energy of the soul that prays unceasingly … [Read more...]
Runway Lights in the Desert
January 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"Angels are the light of monks, and monks are the light of men." Comment: Orthodoxy is not actually a belief system; it's more closely understood as an asceticism. The essence of the Faith, in every … [Read more...]