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The Fifth Thursday of Great Lent: The Faithfulness of the Whore who Married the Governor & Detach Passion from the Image

04/14/2016

The Faithfulness of the Whore who Married the Governor Abbot John the Dwarf said: ‘If a king wanted to capture the town of his enemy, first of all he would cut off its water supply and prevent food from getting in. The enemies, dying of hunger, would surrender. In the same way we should treat the passions of the flesh. If someone lives in fasting and hunger, in a short while the enemies of his

The Third Wednesday of Great Lent: Made in the Image of the Trinity we can attain to his Likeness & The Willing Slave of the Spirit

03/30/2016

Made in the Image of the Trinity we can attain to his Likeness The image of God is revealed in us by means of the threefold division of our internal make-up. The Godhead is adored in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Similarly, three parts can be seen in the image formed in accordance with this model, namely in the human being who adores him, who has made everything from nothing, with soul, mind

The Fourth Thursday of Great Lent

03/27/2014

Beyond Medical Knowledge Even without anyone to instruct us we are quite able, on the basis of what we see, live and feel, to understand how our body is formed. Its own nature teaches us. It may be useful, nonetheless, to consult experts to have a clearer idea. The science of anatomy has allowed us to know the positions of the individual parts of the human body. Other sciences help us to grasp their uses.

Father Maximos on the Need to Learn Our Archetype

08/21/2012

There was a pause as Fr. Maximos signaled that he was ready for the next question. “During the morning session you said something very significant,” said Eleni, a professional accountant who had decided to get an M.A. in theology. “You mentioned that in order to understand the essence of who we are as human beings we need to understand the nature of God. What did you mean by that? Who is God? What can you

From Image to Likeness (Part I)

05/22/2012

Since we are in the image of God we are therefore in the image of Christ, and it is only in Christ that we discover the truth about ourselves. He alone is the one to whom the Beatitudes fully apply; the poor man who receives himself unceasingly at the hands of the Father and whose royal gentleness transforms the earth into a eucharist, the ‘pure heart’ like a still lake in which each discerns his

On Human Being: A Spiritual Anthropology

03/16/2012

The ancient philosophers loved to stress the central place of Man in the universe. They said that Man is the only animal which stands upright, and so symbolizes the dimensions of space, first the high, or heavenly, and the low, or earthly. Other animals walk on all fours or crawl. Their space is purely earthly; it is only by Man that they are connected to the heavens. True, trees and rocks stand upright, symbolizing the

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The Fifth Thursday of Great Lent: The Faithfulness of the Whore who Married the Governor & Detach Passion from the Image

The Third Wednesday of Great Lent: Made in the Image of the Trinity we can attain to his Likeness & The Willing Slave of the Spirit

The Fourth Thursday of Great Lent

Father Maximos on the Need to Learn Our Archetype

From Image to Likeness (Part I)

On Human Being: A Spiritual Anthropology

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