Lodyzhenskii contrasts the spirituality of St Seraphim of Sarov and Francis of Assisi: -Seraphim solitarily prayed for a thousand days -Francis turned himself into a spectacle, dragged around half naked (for breaking fast by eating meat while sick) ("Light Invisible" p72-73)

St Dumitru refers to the nous as the higher part of the soul, through which God can be known in a direct way. He contrasts this with the scholastic notion that arose in the West of "deductive knowledge by the way of analogy." ("The Experience of God, Vol 2" p 74-75)

If I fall asleep during a Columbo episode, it *will* be during the climactic last five minutes of the episode, when Columbo corners the murderer and reveals how he figured it out

This book is definitely worth $2. I'd recommend it, especially the sections where he contrasts the mystical approach in Orthodoxy vs the post-schism RC West. holytrinitypublications.com/product/light-…

Rod Dreher The claim that Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) is central to the Gospel is not only historically false, but also theologically alien to the Apostolic and patristic understanding of salvation. The Apostolic kerygma (Acts 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, etc.) proclaims Christ’s death,

Mikko⚜️🐾 Brother Augustine As St. Cyril says: "But since he produced children after falling into this state, we, his descendants, are corruptible, coming from a corruptible source. Thus it is that we are heirs of Adam's curse. That cannot mean at all that we are punished for having disobeyed along with

There’s still time to give Pat Buchanan the Presidential Medal of Freedom

A staple of my childhood education

Just realized Orthodox Jews can't use key cards to unlock hotel rooms on Saturdays. They need actual metal keys and locks in order to not divert electricity. Gotta be honest, not my favorite religion 🤷‍♂️