Organic Orthodoxy Mother Maria Skobstova: The Unorthodox Orthodox Saint 13 Apr 202131 Jul 2021 “Piety, Piety, but where is the love that moves mountain?” ~ St. Maria Mother Maria happens to be one of the most unconventional Orthodox saints to have ever lived. Having…
Organic Orthodoxy A Kaleidoscope of Theophany 24 Jan 202131 Jul 2021 Fasting was the primary injunction given by God to human beings soon after we were created. We were admonished not to consume from the tree of knowledge for we were…
Organic Orthodoxy Embrace Our Mortality 11 Jan 202131 Jul 2021 We live in a death-defying culture and therefore the only thing that can unify human beings is the threat of death. We no longer seek genuinely to live but only…
Organic Orthodoxy Deconstructing The Wisdom of the Wise 26 Dec 202031 Jul 2021 As many have gotten tipsy celebrating Christmas promoting the consumer culture by buying expensive gifts thereby favouring the greedy corporates in amassing wealth who would later assuage their guilt of…
Organic Orthodoxy The Coming One 21 Dec 202031 Jul 2021 “Behold all Creation is saved by Christ and sang praise for the Son’s Nativity” ~Qolo: Nativity Night Vigil Advent is a season of travail. Birth pangs are upon the entire…
Organic Orthodoxy Homily On Matthew 16:5-12 23 Nov 202031 Jul 2021 Barekmore. Glory be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One True God, Amen. The gospel portion that we ponder over today is Matt. 16: 5-12. Here, Christ warns his…
Organic Orthodoxy Homily On Luke 9:18-25 16 Nov 202031 Jul 2021 Barekmore. Glory be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One True God, Amen. The gospel portion that we would be meditating upon is Luke 9: 18-25. The kernel of…
Organic Orthodoxy John 15: 1-11: A Concise Exegesis 9 Nov 202031 Jul 2021 This is the last of the seven Εγώ εἰμι (I am) sayings[1] in the gospel of John. This is a significant passage expatiating the relationship of Jesus with his disciples…
Organic Orthodoxy Luke 16: 19-31: A Concise Exegesis 12 Oct 202031 Jul 2021 “O how this world has deceived me!” cried out the rich man. “Its pleasures have passed like a dream, now hell torments me I am denied water in this sea…
Organic Orthodoxy Mark 8: 27-34: A Concise Exegesis 5 Oct 202031 Jul 2021 The pericope Mark 8: 27 – 34 is a vital one for in it Christ explains with boldness (παρρησίᾳ; v.32) the messianic secret. Up until now he had been speaking…