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Appreciating Anathemas

The decrees and canons of the Provincial and Ecumenical Councils today often sound odd in our modern ears.




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The Trisagion Hymn

In the original usage, the Trisagion was sung as a refrain to Psalm 80. The cantor would chant verses of the psalm as all walked in procession and the people sung the Trisagion hymn as its refrain after every verse.




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Commentary on the Divine Liturgy: the Epistle

We regard it as “Scripture”, a holy text, and of course it is. But it is also a personal letter addressed and written to people other than ourselves.




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Commentary on the Divine Liturgy: the Gospel

In the Gospel reading Christ even now stands in our midst to speak to our hearts.




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Not Like Religion – the Christian Clergy

It is easy to misinterpret Christianity as a religion like any other but Fr. Lawrence maintains it is unique.




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The Feast of Byzantium

The Feast of the Elevation of the Cross could also be called The Feast of Byzantium.




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Allegory and the Old Testament

Fr. Lawrence says it is safe to say that the allegorical method has fallen upon hard times in the scholarly world.




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King Herod and the True Meaning of Christmas

Fr. Lawrence Farley is convinced that his culture knows absolutely nothing about the true meaning of Christmas.




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Herod and the True Meaning of Christmas




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The Father is Greater Than I




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Praying for the Dead




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Divine Liturgy Commentary - the Peace and the Creed




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A Presence Not Theirs




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A Song in the Furnace

Fr. Lawrence Farley talks about his new book A Song in the Furnace, the message of the book of Daniel.




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Commentary on the Divine Liturgy: The Anaphora

Fr. Lawrence Farley comments on the Anaphora, which is a Greek word meaning “offering.”




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The Prayer of St. Ephraim

As as we journey through Great Lent, Fr. Lawrence Farley looks at the Prayer of St. Ephraim.




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Reflections on the Septuagint




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Shining Glory of the Little Parish




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Reading the Song of Solomon Today




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Learning from the Council of Nicea




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TWU and the Rising Tide




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The Seal of the Prophets




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Do Fish Know They're Wet?




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Blessed Rather




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The Historical Case for Infant Baptism




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Knowing the Master's Manger




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The Church as Holy




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The Church as Apostolic




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Mathematics of Misery




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Loving the sinner, hating the sin




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Authority of the Fathers




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Lord's Prayer-Our Father who art in heaven




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What Can the Righteous Do?




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How the Grinch stole Pascha




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Boundaries of the peoples




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 1




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 2




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 3




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 4




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 5




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 6




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 5




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Unveiling the Scriptures - 6




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Where does the rain come from




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The Beatitudes - An Introduction




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Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit




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Blessed Are the Meek




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Blessed Are the Merciful




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Blessed Are The Peacemakers




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Cooking the Cultural Books