Saint Gregory of Nazianzus on the Holy Spirit
Who is Saint Gregory Nazianzus? 9th May is the traditional feast day of one of the three so-called “Cappadocian Fathers“: Saint Gregory…
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7th May 351: The Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem, “extending as far as the holy Mount of Olives“
On the 7th May It happens that you sit down at your kitchen table on a quite lonely Friday night while some…
Sanctifying every day and praying without ceasing: the sign of the cross
Sanctifying every moment and praying without ceasing “‘Hear O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love ADONAI your God…
The Mount of Olives, and praying ad orientem
On the Mount of Olives “Then Yeshua led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed…
Saint George of Lydda, the dragon slayer
“The man who conquered Palestine“ beheaded at Lydda Somewhere in between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, yet much closer to Tel Aviv, lies…
Gideon’s army
One morning during the Paschal Octave I woke up with the name “Gideon“ on my mind. I knew that Gideon is a…
Learning about the ancient Church with the Didache and Saint Justin Martyr
“The simple and ever identical truth“ “I reckon prosperity, O men, to consist in nothing else than in living according to truth.…
King Josiah‘s extraordinary Pesach celebration
At night When I returned home from this year‘s Paschal Vigil, late at night, I opened my Tree of Life Bible in…
Palm Sunday, and the tree of life
The tree of life When, over five years ago, I spent two months in Israel for the very first time, a man…
On running the race with courage and joy
“Let us run with endurance the race set before us“ Reading a lot in the book of Deuteronomy these days reminded me…