Monthly Archives: April 2021

“He freely submitted the temple of His body not only to death, but to everything that accompanies it, to the laying out of His body and its burial in a tomb”

Posted on 30 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen clothes with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. At the place where He had been crucified there was a garden, and in this garden a new tomb … Continue reading →

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The Dispute Between the Cherub and the Thief

Posted on 30 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

1. At the Crucifixion I beheld a marvel when the Thief cried out to our Lord, “Remember me, Lord, on the day when You come to that Kingdom which does not pass away”. REFRAIN Praise to You, Lord, for at … Continue reading →

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“This day was the death of death and the destruction of sin”

Posted on 30 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Jesus went forth out of the city, bearing Himself the Tree of His own Cross, like another Isaac carrying the wood for the sacrifice. Will anyone say that this was done without purpose? The daughters of Jerusalem wept on that … Continue reading →

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“When therefore we eat the holy flesh of Christ, the Savior of us all, and drink His precious blood, we have life in us, being made as it were, one with Him, and abiding in Him, and possessing Him also in us”

Posted on 29 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Luke 22:17-22. And He took a cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this, and divide it with one another, for I say to you, that I will not drink henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom … Continue reading →

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Jordan Wood’s Course on St Maximus

Posted on 29 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The four sessions will be devoted to the following topics: 1. Christ the Ground of Creation (QThal 60/Amb 41). 2. Doctrine of Christ (Amb 5). 3. Doctrine of Creation (Amb 7). 4. Doctrines of Fall and Deification (QThal 61/64 with … Continue reading →

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“For everywhere He is set forth, by means of shadows and types, both as slain for us, as the Lamb without blame and true; and as sanctifying us by His life-giving blood”

Posted on 29 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Luke 22:7-16. Then came the day of unleavened bread, on which it was fitting for the passover to be sacrificed. And He sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare for us the passover, that we may eat.” And they … Continue reading →

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St Thomas Aquinas, Divine Simplicity, and Knowing the Unknowable God

Posted on 28 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

What is God? What is his nature? The answer given by St Thomas Aquinas may surprise us: we do not know. By contemplation of the structures of the world, we may know that God exists as the ultimate cause and … Continue reading →

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Why Denial of Divine Simplicity Implies Atheism

Posted on 27 April 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

For much of my theological life, I have not understood the notion of divine simplicity nor thought it important to understand. What has divine simplicity to do with the lively God of the Bible‽ Even after I began to read … Continue reading →

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