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The Flat Earth is Not What We Think
On Conspiracies, Cosmology, and the Cross “Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, Lord my God, as you were very great. You wore thanksgiving and dignity, Throwing off light as a garment, stretching the heavens as a cloak; The one who covers his upper parts with waters, The one who places clouds as his…
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Under the Paschal Light pt. ii
The Anti-Liturgy of Pessimism Last week we looked at philosophical pessimism in the West and how its assumptions infiltrate and shape the social imaginary, a term used by philosopher Charles Taylor to describe deep-seated intuitions of a people embedded within their culture. While philosophical pessimism remains a niche worldview, its presuppositions have broadly permeated the…
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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,…
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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…
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Reaching Out into Infinity
Trading enlightenment for illumination “And Jesus, having seen their faith, saith to the paralytic, ‘Child, thy sins have been forgiven thee” (The Gospel According to St. Mark 2:5). Epistle — Heb. 1:10-14;2:1-3 Gospel — Mk. 2:1-12 St. Gregory Palamas lived in the 14th century and was one of the last witnesses of Christ before the…
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