OT Bible Study #18: Priests Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your blessed commandments, so that overcoming all worldly desires, we may pursue a spiritual […]
OT Bible Study #17: Who went up and Whom did they meet?
May 17, 2017 By
OT Bible Study #17: Mount Sinai Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your blessed commandments, so that overcoming all worldly desires, we may pursue a […]
OT Bible Study #16: The Ten Commandments
May 10, 2017 By
OT Bible Study #16: The Ten Commandments Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your blessed commandments, so that overcoming all worldly desires, we may pursue […]
OT Bible Study #15: The First Meeting of God at Sinai
May 3, 2017 By
OT Bible Study #15 The First Meeting with God at Mt. Sinai Make the pure light of Your divine knowledge shine in our hearts, Loving Master, and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the message of Your Gospel. Instill also in us reverence for Your blessed commandments, so that overcoming all […]
Home Bible Study – Palm Sunday
April 6, 2017 By
The Triumphant Entry – Palm (Willow) Sunday St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9 BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made […]
UOL Retreat on Divine Liturgy – Lecture Notes
April 1, 2017 By
2017 UOL Lenten Retreat Divine Liturgy Why is it useful to study the Divine Liturgy? Practical reason: it’ll make more sense We were made to be liturgical beings, but that is no longer true The main part of the Divine Liturgy is intuitive, but much is not Parts of it are down right incomprehesible Practical […]
Home Bible Study – St. Mary of Egypt
March 30, 2017 By
St. Mary of Egypt – 5th Sunday of Lent Gospel: Mark 10:32-45. Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed. And as they followed they were afraid. Why were they amazed? This is just after the conversation with the rich young men. Then […]
Home Bible Study – St. John of the Ladder
March 23, 2017 By
A bit of a change this week. Rather than looking at the scripture readings for the coming Sunday, we are looking at a (very) few chapters from St. John of the Ladder. Some Lessons from St. John’s “The Ladder of Divine Ascent” From Step Four: On Blessed Obedience 5. You who have decided to strip […]
Retreat Notes: “Why Bother?”
March 19, 2017 By
Why do we bother? Why is this question worth asking? It comes to mind because lots of people do not bother, and our psychology is affected by their examples. It also comes to mind because it is hard. Takes up a lot of time. Takes up a lot of money. Takes up a lot of […]
Home Bible Study – The Cross
March 16, 2017 By
The Third Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 Beloved in Christ, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest […]
