23 January 2009

'The "Age of the Fathers" still continues'--10 January Menology

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Today, 10 January according to the old Orthodox calendar, we commemorate St Gregory of Nyssa (†395), St Theophan the Recluse (†1894), and S...
22 January 2009

'Like a Pelican', Part II: 'Without God, the world becomes unintelligible'

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Part II of the first 'Logismoi' book review, continued from 18 January : Ramfos’s purpose is not to present the material like an hi...
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Ss Hadrian of Canterbury and Fillan of Strathfillan

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Today is the feastday of St Hadrian of Canterbury (c. 635-710) and St Fillan of Strathfillan. According to St Bede the Venerable, the former...
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21 January 2009

'Wherever your son's grave might be, it's somewhere on God's earth'

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Recently, in this post from Fr Josiah Trenham’s blog , I came across the following excerpt from a pastoral letter of St Nicholas (Velimirov...

'I ran in the savour of Thy good ointments'--St Abo the Perfumer of Baghdad

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Today, 8 January according to the Church’s calendar, we commemorate the Martyr Abo (აბო თბილელი, ჰაბო ტფილელი), the Perfumer of Baghdad, wh...
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20 January 2009

Dr Johnson on Men without Principles

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On the morning of Thursday, 21 July 1763, when James Boswell observed that a certain gentleman’s ‘principles had been poisoned by a noted in...
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3 Saints of the British Isles

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Today, besides the Synaxis of the Holy Forerunner and Baptist, John, we commemorate three Saints of the British Isles: St Cedd (Cedda) of La...
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