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 […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreCanonisation 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 […]
Read moreOn 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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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 […]
Read moreThe 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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On 29 June of each year, we celebrate the feast of Saint Peters and Paul. This is one of the great feasts of the Church calendar, not least because we […]
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This was published in The Catholic Weekly on 11 ay 2024. I hope you can follow the link: https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/melto-dmoronoyo-an-accessible-church-for-those-with-autism/ I believe Channel 10 will be covering the liturgy, too.
Read moreThe Foundation Period of the Maronite Church
I am grateful to Professor Garry Trompf who commissioned this article from me: https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/eMT4CGv0oyCWO6kVrfKqR6-?domain=mdpi.com It deals with the foundation period of the Maronite Church. I hope you find it of […]
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