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Sinopsis
Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life - Thoughts and reflections on Orthodox theology and life from Fr. Stephen Freeman.
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Poor in Spirit
24/10/2009 Duración: 09minWhat does Christ mean when He says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven?" Fr. Stephen looks at this familiar verse in the context of St. Paul's teaching on weakness and necessity.
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Knowledge of God
17/10/2009 Duración: 11minThe Orthodox faith is grounded in the experience of knowing God. Fr. Stephen looks at the boundaries of such knowledge and simple path to such knowledge given to us in the Tradition of the Church.
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The Theology of the Image
10/10/2009 Duración: 11minFr. Stephen reflects on the "theology of the image," particularly its importance in St. Paul.
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The Icon as Truth
05/10/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen looks at how it is possible to distort an icon and how the distortions within our own hearts affect what we see.
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Icons and Words
26/09/2009 Duración: 11minFr. Stephen looks at language and how it can be seen as an icon, serving as a "Window to Heaven."
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Is the World Literal or Iconic?
19/09/2009 Duración: 06minHow we see the world has much to do with our capacity for wonder. Is what we see all there is—or does it point to something beyond itself?
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Doctrine and Opinion
12/09/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen looks at how the teaching of the Church differs from opinion and the process of argument. Doctrine is a "verbal icon of Christ."
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Prayer - A Personal Thing
07/09/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen reflects on the meaning of Dostoevsky's statement, "Each man is responsible for the sins of everyone," and its meaning for prayer.
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The Face of God
22/08/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen looks at the deep importance that Christ as the "image of God" carries for our faith and how that image teaches us about the nature of all images.
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The Last Battle
15/08/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen suggests that the truly great things are those that are most hidden from our sight - and that the last battle may be fought in the silence of a human heart.
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Speaking with Authority
08/08/2009 Duración: 08minFr. Stephen looks at the nature of authority and its root in the reality of the Cross.
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In the Grasp of Wonder
31/07/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen looks at the role wonder should play in the Christian life.
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The Chief of Sinners
18/07/2009 Duración: 06minFr. Stephen looks at what it means to be the "chief of sinners" and the solidarity Christ has with us—even in our sin.
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Prayer as Communion
11/07/2009 Duración: 09minFr. Stephen speaks on prayer as an aspect of our participation in the life of God, taking it from words spoken to a presence shared.
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You are Not a Bible Character
04/07/2009 Duración: 09minFr. Stephen looks at a common abuse of the Scriptures, as individuals imagine themselves to be characters in the Bible.
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The Sacrifice of Emptiness
27/06/2009 Duración: 10minFr. Stephen looks at Christ's act of "self-emptying" as described by St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians as a way of understanding of how His death frees us from our bondage to sin.
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The Desire for Justice and the Mercy of God
20/06/2009 Duración: 12minFr. Stephen, drawing from St. Isaac and other sources, looks at the Orthodox understanding of the mercy of God and how certain modern ideas of God's "justice" have sought to undermine this Orthodox teaching.
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Liturgical Knowing
13/06/2009 Duración: 08minFr. Stephen looks at worship as a means by which God makes Himself known to us.
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Heaven on Their Minds
06/06/2009 Duración: 08minFr. Stephen looks at how we should see heaven breaking in on the world in which we live and how the "dim vision" of the face of Christ informs our daily lives.
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Engaging Creation
30/05/2009 Duración: 10minFr. Stephen offers a suggestion for how we should engage the world around us. Rather than living as thinking beings surrounded by inanimate objects—we live as eucharistic people, leading creation in its eternal song of praise to the Creator.