The Girdle of the Virgin Mary: An Ancient Syriac Tradition
Among the ancient traditions associated with the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, is that of her girdle, or belt.…
Publications by Father Peter Farrington
This is a list of the various publications produced by Father Peter Farrington, and their availability. Father Peter Farrington is…
Was the Virgin Mary sinless?
Was the Virgin Mary Sinful? An Alexandrian and Oriental Orthodox Reflection on Her Holiness In the name of the Father,…
Didymus the Blind – A useful blindness!
Abstract Didymus the Blind is unusual and perhaps unique as an ancient Christian exegete and teacher who reflects on blindness…
Homily for the First Sunday of Lent
Matthew 6:19-30 The passage we have just heard from the Gospel of St Matthew is full of opposites and full…
St Severus of Antioch and his Homilies
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I would like to…
Why continue to study?
Father Peter Farrington When a person becomes a priest, or even a senior servant in the Church, surely this proves…
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…
What about usury?
In the Old Testament we find that there are prohibitions on lending with interest, and there is a clear and…
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…