Category Archives: Citations

“By Christ’s resurrection, the fullness of life is inserted into the dry tree of humanity”

Posted on 6 November 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The Father accepts the Son’s sacrifice “by economy”: “man had to be sanctified by God’s humanity” (St. Gregory of Nazianzus). Kenosis culminates and ends with Christ’s death, to sanctify the entire human condition, including death. Cur Deus homo? Not only because of … Continue reading →

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“To honor the Cross, to raise it up, to sing of Christ’s victory: does this not mean, above all, to believe in the Crucified One and to believe that the Cross is a sign of staggering defeat?”

Posted on 17 September 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

On September 14th, for centuries, when the feast of the Elevation of the Cross was celebrated in cathedrals, the bishop would take his place in the center of the church and, surrounded by a great assembly of clergy, would majestically … Continue reading →

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“I find little use for a deity who lets me decide my fate”

Posted on 6 September 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

But what about the now popular conceptualization of hell as radical freedom, as God letting us choose what we want, including a godless existence? It’s problematic, although it makes for effective apologetics. For if we hate hell, then learn that … Continue reading →

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“Love is so amiable that it is irresistible”

Posted on 31 August 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

God loved thee with an infinite love, and became by doing so thine infinite treasure. Thou art the end unto whom He liveth. For all the lines of His works and counsels end in thee, and in thy advancement. Wilt … Continue reading →

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“The true reason for the Incarnation, then, lies not in man’s sinfulness but in his unfallen nature as a being made in the divine image and capable of union with God”

Posted on 25 August 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

There are in the Jesus Prayer two ‘poles’ or extreme points. ‘Lord … Son of God’: the Prayer speaks first about God’s glory, acclaiming Jesus as the Lord of all creation and the eternal Son. Then at its conclusion the … Continue reading →

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“Very nearly the most difficult of all sins to deal with is judging our neighbor!”

Posted on 9 August 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

If we remember the saying of the holy fathers, brothers, and put them into practice all the time, it will be difficult for us to neglect ourselves. For if, as they used to say, we do not despise little things … Continue reading →

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“Through him I am known, and I share being with him, and I remain in him and in the Spirit, and I shall make my abode in all of you”

Posted on 6 August 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“And they were afraid,” the Evangelist says, “on entering into the cloud. And a voice came from the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased.’” For then the Lord Jesus, who is uncircumscribed, … Continue reading →

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“At the center of our being is a point of nothingness”

Posted on 26 June 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth, a point or spark which belongs entirely to God, which is never at our disposal, from … Continue reading →

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