I have often shared various texts and excerpts ‘belonging to Christianity’. I have gathered them here for the ones among you who may be interested in this topic. It is always a thrill to uncover the most profound accents of truth concealed behind the religious jargon. They are presented to you in a list for an easy browsing…
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– Harp of the Spirit (a homage to Ephrem the Syrian…)
– ‘I Am with You Always’ (a text supported by quotes from the Bible…)
– God Unveiled (an explanation of the nature and reality of God’s being…)
– Four Variations on Love (on some Meister Eckhart’s statements about love…)
– Of Dimitry’s Prayer (reflecting on a prayer by Dimitry of Rostov…)
– Fear and Trembling (an inquiry into the notion of the fear of god…)
– Cleansing the Temple (a short essay on Jesus chasing the merchants…)
– Christ (noun) (the meanings hidden behind the word ‘Christ’…)
– ‘Agnus Dei’ (the meaning behind a choir song by Samuel Barber…)
– A Course in Abandonment (a Christian treatise on abandonment…)
– The Beatitudes (my reading on Jesus’ famous blessings…)
– The Sober Life (a quote by Theophan the Recluse…)
– Treasures of Grace (a quote by Macarius of Egypt…)
– The Golden Speaker (a homage to John of Damascus…)
– The Gospel According to St. Matthew (a text on a film by Pasolini…)
– The Mystical Doctor (a homage to John of the Cross…)
– The Way of Love (a poem by Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes…)
– The Dark Night (a poem by John of the Cross…)
– Sayings of the Church Fathers (a selection of writings by the first Christians…)
– The Practice of the Presence of God (a homage to Brother Lawrence…)
– The Flowers of St. Francis (a text about a film and a homage to Francis of Assisi…)
– I have Called You by My Name (some quotes from the Bible…)
– Search me, O God (a Psalm from the Bible…)
– This is Meister Eckhart (a homage to Meister Eckhart…)
– The Poor Man (a sermon by Meister Eckhart…)
– A Prayerful Mind (a prayer by Meister Eckhart…)
– Where God Speaks (poetry by Angelus Silesius…)
– The Churches of Rome (an essay by Alain Joly…)
– Fragrance (a prayer by John Henry Newman…)
– The Quiet Mind (a quote by Meister Eckhart…)
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Photo by Alain Joly
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