Tag Archives: Eastern Orthodox

St Isaac of Nineveh and the Scourge of Love

Posted on 15 August 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

God has created humanity for eternal communion with himself. By love he has created us for love to share in the Trinitarian paradise of love. Hear the inspiring words of St Isaac of Nineveh: Paradise is the love of God, … Continue reading →

Posted in Eschatology, Isaac the Syrian | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The River of Fire

Posted on 29 January 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Alexandre Kalomiros As presented at the 1980 Orthodox Conference sponsored by St. Nectarios American Orthodox Church, Seattle, Washington. A hard copy of this address may be purchased from Saint Nectarios Press. A reply to the questions: (1) Is God … Continue reading →

Posted in Eschatology | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

The Eucharistic Dogma as Sacramental Identification

Posted on 25 March 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It is remarkable that for hundreds of years the Church did not find it necessary to formally dogmatize a particular definition of the Holy Eucharist. Despite real differences of expres­sion, significant conflict between theologians and churches did not arise. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Sacraments | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Transubstantiation: Maybe Dositheos Got It Right

Posted on 23 March 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by the Very Rev. Christiaan Kappes, S.L.D., Ph.L., Ph.D. Just out of curiosity, I tried my search engine on googlebooks with the word “transubstan­tiation.” Number two in my search was a howler: The History of Popish Transubstantia­tion (1840). Again, number … Continue reading →

Posted in Sacraments | Tagged , , , , , , , | 21 Comments

St Mark Eugenicus and the Immaculate Burning Bush

Posted on 18 November 2018 by Fr Aidan Kimel

We jump from St Gregory the Theologian in the 4th century to two Byzantine theologians in the 15th century—Joseph Bryennius, a vigorous supporter of hesychastic theology, and St Mark Eugenicus, the resolute voice of Orthodoxy at the Council of Florence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Theotokos | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Christian Marriage in Byzantium

Posted on 16 October 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Dumitru Staniloae: The Knowledge of Faith

Posted on 25 September 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Dumitru Staniloae begins his chapter on the knowledge of God by distinguishing between rational knowledge and apophatic knowledge; and over the course of the chapter he unpacks, contrasts, and synthesizes these two forms of knowledge. I was surprised, therefore, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Dumitru Staniloae | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

St Vincent of Lérins: Doctrine Grows to Remain the Same

Posted on 24 August 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“One only understands the Vincentian canon,” Thomas Guarino writes, “if one sees that the truth of semper, ubique, et ab omnibus is known and preserved in actu ecclesiae, in the living and dynamic life of the church in all of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dumitru Staniloae, Vincent of Lérins | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments