Differences
As a Protestant, one of the key mental operators one has is the opposition to Rome. Depending upon the Protestant group, though I have in mind here and throughout this reflection evangelical...
View ArticleDevelopment of Doctrine
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, Orthodox and Roman Catholics share a common acceptance of the development of doctrine. What is not shared, however, is to what the development amounts. Roman Catholics...
View ArticleWondrous are the works of humility (or thoughts about vocation)
From Word from the Desert, comes this apothmegatum: Wondrous are the works of humility. There was a monk of St. Anne’s (on Mt Athos), a vessel of grace, who was the first chanter at the Patriarchate....
View ArticleSpeaking of Vocation . . .
A short while ago I wrote to my graduate program director to tell him that I would not be continuing with my PhD program. There are a lot of complex issues involved, financial, changing life...
View ArticleOrthodox Prosphora: Handcrafted since Pentecost
The Ochlophobist makes two important observations which I’d never really connected before: the Orthodox are one of the few, perhaps the only ones remaining, who make their Communion bread by hand,...
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The Coincidences of Providence (or the Providence of Coincidences)
This past week I was quite saddened by what appears to be the end of my pursuit of a PhD. (I say “appears” because the graduate program director encouraged me to seek out official leave status, which...
View ArticleAnd That’s That
As anticipated, the leave of absence was only a long shot to cover the last two academic years (not including the present), with the expectation that I would achieve reinstatement by this spring (i.e.,...
View ArticleWhat Now?
I can tell you, this present loss of my PhD program is unpleasant. But if I believe what I’ve said just a few posts before, this, too, is God’s Providence. But what does that mean? And now what? This...
View ArticlePrayer
I want to thank every one who has commented on previous posts or emailed me regarding the present end to my PhD pursuits. Your words have been an encouragement beyond the simple need. I have been...
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