British Saints – #11 – Egwin
This blessed man (c. 650 – 717 A.D) was Bishop of Worcester and the Abbot of the monastery of Evesham which he established. He was from the royal family of…
Why continue to study?
Father Peter Farrington When a person becomes a priest, or even a senior servant in the Church, surely this proves that they have already demonstrated all of the knowledge and…
Translations – Homily 122 – Severus of Antioch
Comments This interesting homily allows us to discover some of the attitudes of Severus of Antioch to the vulnerable and disabled of Antioch in his own time. It was the…
Being a Family in Christ
How we view people depends on our relationship with them. If we don’t know someone they become ‘that person with a problem’. Perhaps we don’t even know their name. They…
What about usury?
In the Old Testament we find that there are prohibitions on lending with interest, and there is a clear and explicit instruction that this should never be the case for…
Praying to the Holy Trinity
The revealed dogma of the Holy Trinity is the foundation of our Christian life. This is not a teaching that has been invented by men. It is beyond our comprehension…
Do not use vain repetitions
When our Lord Jesus was about to teach his disciples how to pray in the words that begin, Our Father… he warned them, do not use vain repetitions, as it…
British Saints – #10 – Gwyndaf
The little village of Llanwnda is at the end of the road, and looks down on the rocky coastline of Pembrokeshire in South Wales. St Gwyndaf came here in the…
Remember all the saints..
The weather is improving and Spring is passing into Summer. Now we can begin to plan which of the hundreds of holy places to visit, associated with the several thousands…
Translations – The Canons of Cyriacus of Antioch
Translated from the French of F. Nau. Les canons et les résolutions canoniques de Rabboula, Jean de Tella, Cyriaque d’Amid, Jacque d’Édesse, Georges des Arabes, Cyriaque d’Antioch, Jean III, Théodose…