Category: Eastern Liturgy
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Toward a Minor Reform of Lent: Connecting Fasting with the Ethics of Food
I believe it is possible to reconfigure fasting rules so that they contribute to the amelioration of the food insecurity crisis.
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Private Mass: An Eastern Orthodox View
It is easy to lose the notion of Liturgy as a gift received from God.
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The Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord in Iconography
The first lecture will be Monday, March 22, 2021, on “The Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord in Iconography,” beginning at 7:00 pm CT. The live stream/recording link is here.
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Ars Praedicandi: Cheesefare Sunday
Nothing is more beautiful than the metaphor of the open door, the brightness of the light, and the childlike joy of being together on Pascha.
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Let Us Give Thanks to the Lord…
What are we doing when we gather together as the Body of Christ? And, more importantly, why? From the earliest accounts of our Eucharistic celebration, we know that Christians gathered on the Lord’s Day to read “the memoirs of the Apostles or the prophets” (which, in the received tradition of the Orthodox Church, is the…
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Embracing the Liturgical Turn in Orthodoxy: Part 2
The Church can offer a beautiful civil service through some critical self-reflection on the true meaning of communion
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A Liturgical Turn in Orthodoxy? A Review of 2020
Did the obsession with Christ’s presence in communion vessels obscure a recognition of Christ in the people of our cities, towns, and neighborhoods?
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A Prayer before the Election
As citizens of your kingdom, we implore you to deliver your justice in our midst.
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Liturgical Renewal – two new Eucharistic Prayers
The author offers new liturgical prayers in fidelity to tradition, for the glory of God.