by cutsinger | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
Do I think there might be some value in praying for the soul of your mother even though she was an agnostic and died without having followed a religious path? Yes, of course, and her appearance to you in a dream may well be an indication she needs your help. According...
by cutsinger | Sep 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
“As we Orthodox see it, prayerful fidelity to the witness of Scripture, the decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, and the language of liturgical worship requires that the word “God” be reserved … for God the Father alone, the first Person of the...
by cutsinger | Aug 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
You say you aren’t as grateful as you should be for the blessings in your life, and you would like to take steps to acquire this virtue. Gratitude is at least partly a function of need: The greater our felt need for X the greater our gratitude—or the...
by cutsinger | Aug 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Is there some specifically, or especially, esoteric reason, you ask, for Christ’s seemingly harsh words to His Mother in John 2:4? The setting, of course, is the marriage feast at Cana, and in the preceding verse Mary has informed Her Son that the wine has run...
by cutsinger | Aug 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Regarding the “fantasies” and “distractions” you report, it seems to me you are dealing with these logismoi already in the best possible way: that is, by objectifying the various sensations, images, and thoughts as they arise in order to look...
by cutsinger | Aug 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
A follow-up to my last post, “Sifting the Wheat”. Someone has written in response with the following criticism: I thoroughly agree with your stated preference in pedagogy. But if I’m right that human beings can enjoy a knowledge of the Truth only...
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