Monthly Archives: February 2018

Cosmology According to Kimel

Posted on 28 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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Ainulindalë: Angels, Demiurges, and the Making of Arda

Posted on 26 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Then Ilúvatar spoke, and he said: ‘Mighty are the Ainur, and mightiest among them is Melkor; but that he may know, and all the Ainur, that I am Ilúvatar, those things that ye have sung, I will show them forth, … Continue reading →

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“I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake”

Posted on 24 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Worship is the symbol of veneration and of honour. Let us understand that there are different degrees of worship. First of all the worship of latreia, which we show to God, who alone by nature is worthy of worship. When, … Continue reading →

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Myth, Allegory, Lord of the Rings, and Other Great Tolkien Stuff

Posted on 24 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Also visit Malcolm Guite’s blog. HT: Brenton Dickieson

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Ainulindalë: The Great Music and the Cacophony of Melkor

Posted on 22 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Eru teaches the Ainur his divine music and invites them to elaborate upon the theme, each according to his gifts and creativity. And so they sing, fashioning “the theme of Ilúvatar into a great music.” Their voices fill the halls … Continue reading →

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Searching for Our Human Face: Ascension of Human Flesh

Posted on 21 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Originally posted on Eclectic Orthodoxy:
by Brian C. Moore, Ph.D. There is a moment after the resurrection when Mary Magdalene comes upon the gardener. Amazed at the disappearance of the body of the beloved, she asks the gardener if he…

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David Bentley Hart on Eschatology and the Last Things

Posted on 20 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel
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Ainulindalë: The Secret of the Secret Fire

Posted on 19 February 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

You cannot pass. I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass. Gandalf’s confrontation … Continue reading →

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