Tag Archives: Eastern Orthodoxy

The Filioque: A Brief Opinion

Posted on April 14, 2019 by

St Gall, Stiftsbibliothek MS 382, p. 10 – Nicene Creed in Greek and Latin (mid-tenth or early eleventh century) My position on the filioque, a clause that a number of Latin churches added to the Nicene Creed over the course of … Continue reading →

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Brief Comments on David Bentley Hart’s Article Concerning the Lord’s Prayer

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

Recently Professor David Bentley Hart has published an article on the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13 and Luke 11:2-4. I quite enjoyed the article for its thought-provoking critique of the many present-day Christians, who do not adequately acknowledge the … Continue reading →

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Grace, Free Will, & Synergy in Orthodoxy: A Brief Excerpt from St. Faustus of Riez

Posted on January 20, 2018 by

Over a year ago, I wrote a series of posts concerning Pelagius, St. Augustine, and St. John Cassian’s teachings on grace and free will. As do many Orthodox commentators on this Latin doctrinal debate in the early history of the … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy in Contemporary America

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

A very fine talk from David Bentley Hart at Fordham University, whereby he discusses the current state of Orthodoxy in America regarding the challenges its faces, and the potential solutions, & the risks of those solutions. He begins speaking around … Continue reading →

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Tychonius of Africa: His Exegesis & Ecclesiology

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

One of the most underappreciated Latin theologians and Church Fathers today is Tychonius of Africa, who lived during the late fourth century AD. This fact is surprising considering the that Tychonius’ two works, The Book of Rules (Liber regularum) and Exposition on … Continue reading →

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Divorce & Remarriage in the Latin West: An Addendum

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

Many months ago, I made a post on the history of divorce and remarriage in the Latin West during the first millennium. In this post, I presented two Church Fathers, six church councils, and four penitential prescriptions that allow for … Continue reading →

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Divorce & Remarriage in the Latin West: A Forgotten History

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

NOTE: I have since made a follow up post for this topic, which has further arguments and evidence. Click here to see it as well. Over the past many years, there have been a number of internet articles that speak of … Continue reading →

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Upon this Rock: An Addendum

Posted on May 17, 2016 by

Recently it has come to my attention through criticism that my previous blog post on the Latin exegetical tradition of Matthew 16: 18-19 does not accurately take into account the Catholic Church’s position of Peter as the Rock and the … Continue reading →

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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis: Enemies of the Enlightenment

Posted on April 7, 2016 by

About a couple of weeks ago, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow expressed himself as against the concept of human rights. Needless to say, the backlash against such comments was substantial insofar that the patriarch felt the need to respond. He made … Continue reading →

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Catholic Proof Texts and One-liners for Papal Primacy Debunked: Part One

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

If there isn’t anything more annoying to an Orthodox individual who happens to engage in debate with a Catholic, it is the endless proof texts that Catholics trudge out to prove their case for their version of papal primacy, namely … Continue reading →

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