It is easy to lay before the feet of a worthy master, whose wisdom and virtue are evident to us and known in the world. Doing so hardly wounds our pride, and the reward of obedience to one whose victory rests assured likewise rests assured. Yet Christ showed Himself in […]
Mor Clement
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Many venerated holy people are known to us by name, like those mentioned in the Gospels, the Fathers of the early Church, influential theologians and martyrs, and patrons of important holy places. The unabridged story of the human race and our collective and individual relationship with our Lord would feature […]
“And You, O God whom I do not know: Let me know You!” was the prayer of an infidel robber, fornicator, murderer and drunkard; let it be our prayer also, for to the robber were given the Divine graces of discipline and repentance. By seeking the mysteries of Esidorous and […]
Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is risen; He is risen indeed! Christos Anesti; Alithos Anesti! This, too, came to pass as foretold; Christ said in Galilee that the Son of Man must be given to sinners for them to beat, crucify, and kill, and so […]
Concerning Hades. The Apostles Creed, an innovation of the Western Church dating from the ninth century and remaining in popular usage even presently, includes a clause regarding Christ’s passion, that He “descended into Hell”. Consequently a great deal of medieval lore surrounds the subject of the “Harrowing of Hell” in […]
Christ died so that we may live; God became man so that man could become God. Since the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem, Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin have intended His death and disgrace. Their fear was that if the way of Our Lord came to be known as the […]
Our Lord has been diligent in offering signs, notable in recent memory by riding into Jerusalem on the back of “a colt, the foal of an ass”. Those of a mind to recognize the Messiah have a clear indication that a new covenant, one offering the liberation of Israel, […]
Where do we see ourselves in the arrival of Our Lord Jesus to Jerusalem where He was received as king? Are we among His Twelve? That has more to do with His choice than ours, I think. Have we joined his disciples early, or were we only convinced when He […]
Two Gospels give us the name of Lazarus: John, and Luke. It is mainly the account given in John that we commemorate on Lazarus Saturday; that is the account that narrates the natural death of the brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany, Lazarus, friend to Jesus. John continues to […]
Let us be mindful of the example that Holy Andrew, brother of Holy Peter, lay before us who hope and trust in the Name of the Lord. With his heart ablaze with the passion and fire of the Holy Spirit, Andrew traveled and proclaimed the new covenant with such conviction […]