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…
Translations – Fragment of a Homily of Gregory of Nyssa
Translated from the French translation of a Coptic manuscript. Revue De l’Orient Chretien. Volume 18. 1913 Believe me, many times I’ve seen this episode painted on a board. I have…
Translations – Isaiah of Scetis – Of the Natural State of the Mind
Salvation through Christ and the return to conformity to nature. I don’t want you to ignore, brethren, that in the beginning, when God created man, he placed him in paradise…
British Saints – #9 – Melangell
It is said that St Melangell was the daughter of an Irish king of the 6th century. Her father decided that he would marry her to a nobleman of his…
British Saints – #8 – Herbert
St Herbert was an Anglo-Saxon hermit of the 6th century who was a friend and a disciple of St Cuthbert of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. He travelled to Northumbria…
Translation – Homily 89 – St Severus of Antioch
On the parable reported in the Holy Gospel of Luke, whose subject is as follows: A man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among brigands. And there is a…