Perhaps the one absolutely critical document for Hesychasm is “In Defence of those who Devoutly Practise a Life of Stillness,” found in vol. 4 of The Philokalia (Faber, 1995). It […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
“A Selection from the Holy Fathers on Prayer and Attentiveness”
Continuing from my post on St Mark the Ascetic’s “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary,” I shall turn to “A Selection from the Holy Fathers on Prayer and Attentiveness,” in volume […]
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St Mark the Ascetic, “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary”
In the first volume of The Philokalia is St Mark the Ascetic’s “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary.” It is only about 14 pages long, but it has extraordinary depth. To obtain […]
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Once More: The Consecration and Renewal of the Church
Teshbuhto eeqoro detaleetiyoto qadeeshto wamshabahto (Glory and Honour to the Holy and Venerable Trinity) I have already provided a more or less religious meditation upon these two feasts: https://www.fryuhanna.com/2020/11/05/the-feast-of-the-consecration-and-renewal-of-the-church/ However, I […]
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Gueranger, Ascending the Altar Steps
Dom Gueranger then makes a point of quite some value: when, at the end of the prayers at the foot of the altar, the priest turns to the congregation and […]
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The Holy Mass, Dom Gueranger
There is a valuable small book: The Holy Mass by Dom Prosper Gueranger (1805-1875), republished in 202 by the Baronius Press. I believe it is a posthumous collection of notes he […]
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Canonisation of the Massabki Brothers
It is wonderful news: the Massabki Brothers, Francis, Abdul-Moati and Raphael, will be canonised on 20 October 2024. That just happens to be the day the Maronite Liturgy commences at […]
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On The Foundation Period of the Maronite Tradition
My article “On the Foundation Period of the Maronite Tradition” has been published in Religions 2024 15(5), 596. It is available at mdpi.com/journal/religions. It is part of a special edition: Patristics, […]
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“The Grand Miracle,” C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis wrote many remarkable books and papers. My own view, is that his Christian apologetic essays are the best, followed by his academic writing on literature, and then his […]
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The Persecution of Christians
Christians are being persecuted throughout the world, and it is a spiritual issue for us even more than it is a political one. Awareness of this fact should remind us […]
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