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Mysterion: December 2014
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. A Reflective Response to Eugene Rogers' "Same-Sex Complementarity". I am re-posting this article. In a previous blog article—one of my “ Responses to Basil. In 2011, Eugene F. Rogers wrote an article for The Christian Century entitled, “ Same-Sex Complementarity: a Theology of Marriage. Doesn't it flow directly from the human personal and communal experience of motherhood? When we sever male and female, mother and son from the lived experience of actual mothers and sons, men ...
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Mysterion: November 2012
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. The feast of the Presentation of the Virgin in the temple (November 21st) was first celebrated in Syria towards the end of the 6th century, inspired by apocryphal gospels that tell of how the parents of the Virgin Mary took her to the Temple when she was three years old, and how she remained there until she was betrothed to Joseph. There was, however, one fundamentally important difference between the Jewish temple and the temples of other ancient religions: the Jewish deity ...
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Mysterion: April 2013
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. A Culture of Co-Suffering in an Age of Violence. This is a re-post of a series of articles I wrote some time ago following an excellent book I read called Violence Unveiled. By Gil Bailie. Enjoy! Labels: Sermons and Articles. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Priest and writer, sometime teacher, full-time prison chaplain, over-time father of three beautiful children. View my complete profile. My Sullen Craft or Art. Seychelles Life and Culture. Sketches of an African Childhood.
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Mysterion: Response to Basil (Part One)
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. Response to Basil (Part One). The following is part of a correspondence with a friend of mine, who asked that I refer to him by his baptismal name: Basil. The question originally asked was, "How do we know that the rejection of same-sex relationships is Orthodox? I hope to publish further portions of my responses in the next few weeks. 8221; by saying, “Because it is in the Book,” you might be convinced, but no one else would be. To a greater foundation. Him and acting as.
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Mysterion: March 2013
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. Response to Basil (Part Three). The first and second parts of my email conversation with Basil may be found here. Good evening Fr. Richard;. Thanks for your response. I think was I am interested in is *why* homosexuality is wrong. What is "bad" about it- what is unhelpful to a person's theosis and how do we know it's unhelpful? Criteria for a Genuine Christian Response to Homosexuality (Part I of a Three-Part Series). Part III of Three). You may recall from my last email that...
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Mysterion: June 2013
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. Response to Basil (Part Four). At long last, here is my fourth response in the ongoing conversation with my friend Basil. The first, second and third responses may be found here. This is a long post, so I have added a few section titles to help break it up. It has been a long time! Personal Subjectivity Versus Corporate Experience. What happens when the personal experience of a believer, his or her subjectivity, finds itself at odds with a teaching of the Church? So I suppose...
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Mysterion: June 2015
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. How to Become a Saint. The Sunday after Pentecost commemorates all the Saints of Church, and reminds us that the great legacy of Pentecost is that all of us who have received the gift of the Holy Spirit—knowing Him, relating to Him—are saints in utero, waiting to be born. How do we live by faith to become saints? 8221; She asked the question, not because she really wanted to know, but expecting to be told that she was the fairest one of all. When the mirror answered, R...
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Mysterion: August 2013
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. Further Email Conversations on Sexuality. I appreciate your friend's interest in Orthodoxy and the arena that it offers for him to struggle with his sexuality. We need to proceed carefully, I believe, so as not to burn any bridges before he has a chance to cross. So rather than beginning by asking what sorts of behavior are permitted, we must rather begin by asking another more important question: who is Jesus Christ? We need to focus whoever comes to the Church, in whatever ...
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Mysterion: January 2013
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The Meeting of Now and Ever. Responding to Herodian Violence. We are all aware by now of the events from two weeks ago—one man's massacre of 20 grade school children and eight adults (including his own suicide) in Newtown, Connecticut. Can the all-too-similar massacre recorded in the pages of the Scriptures help us to understand the nature of this senseless and savage act of violence? I believe it can. Labels: Sermons and Articles. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The Rene Family Site.
