For Part One: http://www.fryuhanna.com/2021/11/03/stephen-bullivant-mass-exodus/ Having given an overall picture of Bullivant’s book, I now wish to provide a more detailed idea of its contents. First, he is well aware that there […]
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Author: Fr Yuhanna Azize
The First Three Hermits in Lebanon (Erasmus, John, Theodosius)
According to Fr Sfeir, the first hermit known to have lived in Lebanon was a saint known as Erasmus of Elmo. Sfeir states that Erasmus came from Formia, in Italy. […]
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The Life of St John Chrysostom
St John Chrysostom, Feast 13 November St John Chrysostom is one of the most important of all the many famous bishops from Antioch. He is celebrated in the Maronite Liturgy […]
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Holiness in the Family Home
Holiness in the Family Home The best way of life is a prayerful one, remembering God. When we rise in the morning, we pray, we prepare ourselves, and dedicate our day […]
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Texts for Maronite History
The Study of Texts for Maronite History Several times in my researches, I have come across a very interesting fact: the resources available to the student of Maronite history are […]
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Propers of the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
The 24th Sunday after Pentecost Introit: (Jeremiah 29:11, 12, and 14) Thus says the Lord: “I think thoughts of peace, and not of affliction: you shall call upon Me, and […]
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Stephen Bullivant, “Mass Exodus”
Stephen Bullivant, Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America since Vatican II, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2019 This valuable book examines why a lot of Catholics have abandoned their […]
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Benson on the Methodists
In chapter 5 of Part 2, Monsignor Benson deals with the Methodists. He notes that John Wesley (1703-1791) had not originally intended that those who followed his preaching and practices […]
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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
The 22nd Sunday of Pentecost Introit: (Ps 129:3-4) Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine, Domine, quis sustinebit? quia apud te propitiatio est, Deus Israel. (Ps 129:1) De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine […]
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Should we always go back to the Earliest Liturgy? The Case of the Didache
In last week’s post, http://www.fryuhanna.com/2021/10/15/the-divine-liturgy-in-history-part-1/ I mentioned how the early Eucharistic liturgies were not fixed: the celebrant would produce most of the prayers as he went along, speaking from […]
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