The Philokalia is really a miniature library. The manuscripts which comprise it were originally written in Greek. Although the texts are mostly far older, the present-day collection was compiled by […]
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An Appreciation of Lennon’s “Walls and Bridges”
Many years have passed since I first heard it, and only now have I come to grips with the Walls and Bridges album. For no other Lennon record has it […]
Read moreThe Sexualisation of Culture
I shall be updating this piece from time to time. However, it will be a useful resource as this tragic sexualisation of culture continues. It is not that sexuality has […]
Read moreSt Shmuni and her Seven Sons
On 1 August, our Maronite Church celebrates the feast of St Shmuni and her seven sons. Their story is told in the Second Book of Maccabees, which I extract in […]
Read moreAnd so you have something to go on with!
This is from the meeting of Thursday 12 June 1986. I present it in two parts. Although the second part followed directly from the first, what I found of value […]
Read moreFor the 29th of July
This is from the meeting of Wednesday 21 November 1979 at Newport. I have had a number of the old cassette tapes transferred to MP3 because they will no longer […]
Read moreFerapontoff and Fear of the Normans
The Ferapontoff book (Constantinople Notes on the Transition to Man Number 4) has now arrived, and I have to say, completely objectively, that Beech Hill has done an excellent job […]
Read moreSt Assya (27 July)
The feast of St Assya, also known as St Pantaleon, is celebrated on 27 July. I set out, in three parts, the account of his life, and then some reflections […]
Read moreOf Altars and Alterations (Part 1)
Part One: The Questions and a Broad Answer When we discuss the altar in the Christian tradition, meaning the Catholic and Orthodox Churches (what is sometimes called the “Great Church’), […]
Read moreDo not Consider the Difficulty, only the Effort
This comes from the group meeting of Thursday 25 November 1982. Together with one of the contemplative exercises, each person was asked to make three hourly appointments, for example at […]
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