Mundane
“It can be tempting to think that not much can be expected spiritually of people like us who live in the world with our families,...
Objectifying People
“The normal mode of “seeing” in our daily world can be called “objective.” We see things as objects, and nothing more. Indeed, we see...
Narrow Way/Gate/Path
“This narrow way that the Church exhorts us to follow, as we all know, is the call to a life of repentance. This repentance is not...
Life (Divine Life)
“The concept of “theosis” has strong biblical roots, and extends from the divine council worldview, specifically the aspect of the...
Inner/Outer Life
“Inner watchfulness is a primary element of our life in Christ, and far more important than following outward events. Our Lord makes this...
Learning versus Knowing
“The human capacity for reason is to be distinguished from the application of deductive reasoning as a theological method. Human...
Visible/Invisible
“Though our secular society believes in the unseen forces of “dark matter,” “black holes,” and the “solar wind,” it denies the invisible...
Spiritual Pride
“‘When I lived in the outside world, I was preparing to become a monk. I kept the fasts strictly. Every day I made at least a thousand...
Nature
“In the created world only the human being combines material and spiritual elements. Human existence is thus differentiated from...
Paradox (of Suffering and Freedom)
“…the most paradoxical thing that lies in the fact of freedom is that man cannot “free himself” from it—if he wanted to do so—unless he...