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  • The Heart of Our Hope

    The Heart of Our Hope

    Lazarus Saturday; Palm Sunday Epistles: Heb. 12:28-29; 13:1-8 — Phil. 4:4-9 Gospels: Jn. 11:1-45 — Jn. 12:1-18 The raising of Lazarus is the Gospel in miniature. It reveals Christ coming us, rolling away the stone covering our hearts—our nous—calling us to life, to become children of God (cf. Jn. 1:12). This event prefigures His Resurrection,…

  • Against Algorithms

    Against Algorithms

    The Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Epistle: Hebrews 9:11-14 Gospel Mark 10:32-45 St. Anthony once told his disciples, Live as though you were not of this world, and you will have peace. His poignant words echo today, confronting a culture that roots identity in the shifting sands of the digital world and societal performance.…

  • Meaning in Virtue

    Meaning in Virtue

    The Sunday of St. John of the Ladder “Above nature are chastity, freedom from anger, humility, prayer, vigil, fasting, constant compunction. Some of them men teach us, others angels, and of others the Teacher and Giver is God the Word Himself” – St. John Climacus, the Ladder My Theories of Religion course had us analyze…

  • Crossing the “I”

    Crossing the “I”

    The Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross Epistle—Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 Gospel—Mark 8: 34-38; 9:1 In addition to the Gospel readings for the Lenten Fast, I have been reflecting on the Gospel of St. John. This week’s Gospel passages naturally intersect with those reflections. After a weeklong break from screens, as a form of…