Feb 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
I close the door and leave him in there, in his sanctuary. Why on earth one man needs four garden sheds is beyond me. Of course, this one is his favourite, it's the wood shed, with the tools and all the bits and pieces hung up or in jars or old margarine tubs. He...
Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Introduction This Paschal Homily has been attributed to St. John Chrysostom (d.407), though his authorship of it is uncertain.[1] It was evidently delivered at Pascha (Easter Morning) and, if in fact from his pen, probably during his tenure as Archbishop of...
Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
“For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it” (Matt 16:25)—here is the heart of Orthodox ethics, Christos Yannaras passionately avers. This may come as a surprise to many. Surely ethics has to do with right and...
Jan 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Chaos In the city. My body shakes as the pounding footsteps of a grotesque unending millipede army drown every surface, flowing to and from work, in the tube stations, on the buses, in the bars, in the restaurants, by the rivers. I try not to touch anything, tube...
