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The Father Who Loves … and Loves …

Posted on 6 April 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Herbert McCabe, O. P. It is very odd that people should think that when we do good God will reward us and when we do evil he will punish us. I mean it is very odd that Christians should … Continue reading →

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Gospel, Grace, and Hopeful Universalism

Posted on 5 December 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Society of the Holy Trinity Retreat: Talk #1 4 December 2023 Introduction It is a great joy to be with you for this gathering. I have a deep fondness for the Lutheran tradition, as it was one of your great … Continue reading →

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Grace Alone!

Posted on 13 August 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Pastor Petri Samuel Tikka For by grace we have been saved and even faith is not our own. It’s the gift of God for us and not the works that we have done. Don’t let anybody boast of this, … Continue reading →

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Preach the Offense of Insistent Grace!

Posted on 1 August 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Pastor Petri Samuel Tikka Dear readers of the marvelous and well-nigh miraculous blog Eclectic Orthodoxy, I have been greatly and almost incomprehensibly honoured by your host, Father Aidan Kimel, to write something for this apparently non-theological blog. As is … Continue reading →

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“To sin is always to construct an illusory self that we can admire, instead of the real self that we can only love”

Posted on 23 July 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

So it is not literally true that because we are sorry God decides to forgive us. That is a perfectly good story, but it is only a story. The literal truth is that we are sorry because God forgives us. … Continue reading →

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Praying for the Consuming Fire of Love

Posted on 13 March 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

It is a fantastical fantasy, I know. Even so, I fantasize: If every Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant pastor were to read the Unspoken Sermons of George MacDonald, the Church of Jesus Christ would experience an extraordinary revival in the Holy Spirit. … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Fr James Dominic Rooney

Posted on 23 February 2023 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Dear Fr Rooney, In response to my twenty-five premises article on uni­ver­salism and hell, you write: First, what you are listing are almost all con­clu­sions, with practically none of the relevant sup­porting premises for those conclusions. The issue then is … Continue reading →

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Jesus and the Mathematics of Forgiveness

Posted on 23 January 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Assume for the moment that Robert Farrer Capon has the right of it: God forgives us uncon­ditionally and freely admits us into his Kingdom, apart from our doings and merits. How does this truth impact our daily lives today? Specifically, … Continue reading →

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