Posted in orthoparadoxy on 3 August 2008 - 3 אב 5768
HEN I Sat down to sketch out this series, I thought to do it in the order presented: Trinity, Incarnation and Eucharist. It made sense thinking from the top down. But as I considered this series I realised it was important to actually do it in historical order: the Eucharist came first in [...]
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Posted in orthoparadoxy on 1 August 2008 - 1 אב 5768
ALKING INTO Ingles last Sunday with Fr Brent, we were discussing the way that some people (the present author included) worry that loosening the grip on one part of traditional Christianity - eg sex - can lead to a loosening of the grip on other parts. I was adamant about that for a while [...]
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Posted in orthoparadoxy on 24 July 2008 - 22 תמוז 5768
LASS at Church, for the summer, is a discussion group: watch a short snip from a DVD or the leader pops a question and off we go. A couple of times, I’ve needed to draw comparisons between East and West, but this time (at Trinity Church) is the first time in a while I’ve [...]
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Posted in orthoparadoxy, other paths on 17 April 2008 - 13 ניסן 5768
Since moving to Buffalo, I’ve had the time - and the sleeping schedule - to rededicate myself to trying to pray on a regular basis.
I love the Western Offices - I’ve been using my Monastic Diurnal. The tradition of reciting large parts of the psalms every day is wonderfully edifying. But [...]
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