Archive for February 2011

Hope and Unity

Feb 8th, 2011 | By | Category: Blog Posts

God the Son, taking our lowly form and walking among us, left us many imperatives which require faith first, but also hope. Believe in Me, He said, but also hope. Faith causes hope and hope, like faith, is a theological virtue. To follow through with an imperative requires faith in the imperator which precedes the […]



Catholic-Orthodox Conference Discusses Steps to Unity

Feb 7th, 2011 | By | Category: Unity in the News

This conference was held on Saturday, Feb 5, 2011 at St. Paul’s Orthodox Church in Irvine, CA. Speakers included Fr. Ronald Roberson, Associate Director of Ecumenical Affairs for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and Fr. Thomas Fitzgerald, the Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Also in attendance were Metropolitan Gerasimos […]



Book Review: Loss and Gain

Feb 7th, 2011 | By | Category: Blog Posts

If you are a Reformed Christian and considering the Catholic Church then you have probably already immersed yourself in some of the classic theological works so dearly loved by Catholic Christians. It might be time to take a break.  Reading too much dense theology can have some serious side effects (including conversion to the Catholic Church). Why […]



Book Review: The Shape of the Liturgy by Gregory Dix

Feb 1st, 2011 | By | Category: Blog Posts

The great Anglican liturgical historian, Gregory Dix, published this fantastic study of the history of the Christian liturgy (though he humbly refers to it as an introduction) in January 1945 while World War 2 was still raging. At over 750 pages in small print it’s not one of those books you finish over the weekend […]