Witness, NM

Credit where credit is due Bello, Robert. “Lecture Series on Rome.” Western Civilization I, June/July, 2023, Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque. Campbell, Phillip. “The History of Beards in Western Christendom” — Unam Sanctam Catholicam. unamsanctamcatholicam.com/2022/09/the-history-of-beards-in-western-christendom. Acc 4 Apr. 2024. Chrysostom, John. “Eight Orations Against Judaizing Christians.” Ccjr.us, 19 Dec. 2008, ccjr.us/dialogika-resources/primary-texts-from-the-history-of-the-relationship/chrysostom#homily3. Acc 4 Apr.…

Landing the plane Throughout the first millennium of the early Church, there was a distinct effort to differentiate itself from its Jewish roots, evident in the celebration of the Eucharist using leavened bread. This practice, rooted in theological and cultural distinctions, played a significant role in shaping the divergence between Christendom in the East and…

Diverging Customs and Cultures Now that we have some historical and political context with a theological background to help understand the widening berth between the Western and Eastern Churches, we will dive in closer to their respective cultural practices. We have established that the widening chasm between Christendom was not merely theological but rooted in…

A Final History Project [Writer’s Note: This is my final project from my time at a junior college. I’ll be starting at University in a few months. I’m tired. I’m tapped. I spent a lot of time researching this and basically blew my fuse box back in April. I’ll start writing again at some point,…

The gift of the seal of the Holy Spirit Servant of God… Am I supposed to say something here? Servant of God… Oh dude, that’s the Eucharist! Wow, that makes sense for so many people. Wait, father is looking at me. I’m supposed to say something. Servant of God… Anything good in me is from…

Reflections on required reading pt. iv Χριστος ανεστη! I have spoken about this before, but what keeps me captive with the passion of rage is the want for those who have wronged me to apologize for what they did, or what I perceived as what they did. It’s a long list. This is forgiving others’…

Reflections on required reading pt. iii “I said to myself, ‘Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.’ But again, this also was vanity. I said of laughter, ‘It is mad,’ and of pleasure, ‘What use is it?’ I searched with my mind how to cheer my body with wine—my mind still…

Reflections on required reading pt. ii Χριστος ανεστη! Through reading St. Maximus’ works, prayer, and the grace of God, I have come to understand the cosmic nature and consequences of The Fall through the lens of God’s love for Man. Otherwise, it is only another sacred origin story like any other, having parallels with Mesopotamian…

Reflections on required reading pt. i “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven     and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout,     giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,    so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;…