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Monday, 22 August 2022

An Error in the Confession of Peter Mogila Concerning the Sabbath

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In 1642 Peter Mogila wrote a Confession of Faith which has stood the test of time and is used to this day for instruction in the Eastern Ort...
Saturday, 25 June 2022

St. Jerome on the Necessity of Preaching

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We have all heard the famous quote attributed to St. Francis: Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words when necessary. St. Jerome makes min...
Wednesday, 19 January 2022

St. John Chrysostom on Ugly Women and Men

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In his 27th sermon on Acts St. John Chrysostom tells us what makes men and women ugly. It is drunkenness and gluttony. The remedy is eating ...

St. John Chrysostom: Always Meditate on Hell

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In his second homily on 2 Thessalonians St John Chrysostom exhorts his hearers to always mediate on hell as a means of keeping oneself from ...

St. John Chrysostom's Description of a Monastery

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In his fourteenth sermon on 1 Timothy Chrysostom gives a lengthy description of a monastery which he calls a house of mourning. Monasteries ...
Friday, 10 December 2021

St. Chrysostom on the Testimony of Scripture

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It would be anachronistic and just plain wrong to call any Church Father an advocate of sola scriptura. However, there are certainly analogu...
Sunday, 21 November 2021

The Cause of All Evils According to John Chrysostom

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In the Confession of Dositheus The Orthodox Church absolutely forbids the laity to read the Scriptures in the vernacular. Does this reflect ...