1. “And God said Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed
Life of St. Vasilios
Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; died 1 January, 379. He ranks after Athanasius as
Basil of Caesarea On the Holy Spirit 66-68
66. Concerning the teachings of the Church, whether publicly proclaimed (kerygma) or reserved to members of the household of the faith (dogmata), we have received
Basil of Caesarea Letter 234 to Amphilochius
Do you worship what you know or what you do not know? If I answer, I worship what I know, they immediately reply, What is
How the Christian Should Behave
Many things are set forth by Scripture as binding upon all who are anxious to please God. But, for the present, I have only deemed
Gregory Pajamas’ Radicalization of the Essence, Energies, and Hypostasis Model of God
GREGORY PALAMAS’ THEORY OF DEIFICATION, THE IMMEDIATE Experience of God by a created being in and through divine grace is spun through the terms and
Some Reflections on St. Basil’s Pneumatology : The “Economy” of Silence
St. Basil the Great of Caesarea (1) contributed considerably to the solution of the Pneumatomachian controversy at Constantinople, in 381 A.D., especially through his work
Darkness and Light in the Knowledge of God
In dealing with the knowledge of God, it is impossible to talk about darkness without talking about light simultaneously. But in most religions, and also
Messalianism or anti-messalianism? A Fresh Look at the ‘Macarian’ Problem
In modern patristic scholarship rehabilitation of old time heretics is a more frequent exercise than posthumous condemnation of authors who won the respect of generations.
Various Narrations of Anastasios the humble monk concerning the holy fathers in Sinai
1. Ten years ago a certain two of the fathers of Holy Mount Sinai went up to worship on the Holy Summit. One of them