FrAntonios Kaldas

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More Things …

October 7, 2011 - 12:06 am

Posted in A Priest's Perspective, Church Sacraments & Rites, History, Shay & Biskot | No comments

 
Three interesting new resources I have come across recently, and thought I might share with you today:
In 1991 a huge project came to fruition with the publication of the eight volume Coptic Encyclopedia. Containing nearly three thousand entries by a variety of authors, both members of the Coptic community and foreign scholars in Coptology, it [...]

Pop Songs and Prayers

September 21, 2011 - 12:54 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Society, Spirituality | 7 comments

 
Warning: This entry is not for the traditionalist or the ascetic. If you belong to one of those categories, better to stop reading now.
It is for the sincere Christian striving to reconcile their life in the world with their faith in Christ. 
There are certain similarities between formal prayer to God and listening to a song [...]

When to be Pig Headed.

September 7, 2011 - 8:55 am

Posted in Apologetics, Philosophy | No comments

 
Many atheists feel uncomfortable because the Christians they talk to seem to be very subjective about their faith. It doesn’t feel like someone searching for the truth, but someone out to make a case. The difference is important. It’s like the difference between a doctor searching for the cure to a disease and a lawyer [...]

Unconditional Love.

September 3, 2011 - 9:16 am

Posted in A Priest's Perspective, Spirituality | 1 comment

 
One of the hardest things a priest has to deal with is counselling people who are in conflict with each other. Husbands and wives arguing, brothers against sisters, children against their parents or just friends or fellow parishioners.
 How do you reconcile people who are angry with each other? People study for years to learn counselling [...]

Blood and Courage

August 20, 2011 - 9:51 am

Posted in A Priest's Perspective, Biblical, Society | 1 comment

 
It was such a pleasure to watch them stressing.
 Our young Sunday School class, just turned sixteen years old, had bravely decided they wanted to celebrate this milestone by donating blood for the first time at the Red Cross Blood Bank. Sixteen of course is the minimum age for donating blood. Tasoni and I were there [...]

Things to Read and Hear

August 14, 2011 - 4:34 pm

Posted in A Priest's Perspective, Apologetics, Biblical, Church Sacraments & Rites, History | No comments

 I’ve been listening to some terrific podcasts by Fr Thomas Hopko, an Eastern Orthodox scholar and parish priest. It is a series on the clergy of the Christian Church through the ages and begins in the Apostolic Age, working its way slowly through the centuries. For anyone who loves ancient Christianity, and who desires to [...]

Why Christianity?

August 10, 2011 - 7:45 pm

Posted in Apologetics, Contemporary Issues, Philosophy, Society | 4 comments

 IMPORTANT - CHANGE OF VENUE:
“Why Christianity?” will not be held at St Joseph’s
Instead it will be held at
St Abanoub Youth Centre
49 Fourth Ave, Blacktown
All other details remain the same.
You’re only a Christian because you were born a Christian. If you were born a Muslim, you’d be a Muslim today. So why should you think your faith [...]

Achievement or Authenticity?

July 23, 2011 - 9:16 am

Posted in Spirituality | 1 comment

 
I was recently asked to give a talk to a group of youth on how to assess one’s spiritual progress. The topic had the tongue-in-cheek subtitle: “KPI’s of spiritual growth”. For those not immersed in contemporary corporate culture, a KPI is a Key Performance Indicator: basically, a well defined and objectively measurable standard by which [...]

Of All Nations

June 29, 2011 - 7:51 am

Posted in History, Shay & Biskot, Society | 1 comment

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
One of the nicest things about living in Australia is that you don’t really have to go out and visit the world – the world comes to you. Being a multicultural society, Australians are born or trace their heritage to nearly every country in the world. Our society is enriched by a multitude of languages, [...]

Close Encounters of the Theological Kind.

June 12, 2011 - 11:56 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Science, Shay & Biskot, Theology | 1 comment

 
Sitting at home in bed with a nasty respiratory infection is not my ideal way of spending a Sunday morning. My groggy head makes it hard to focus, and I find my thoughts turning to the heavens above…
 A milestone was recently passed: the 555th extrasolar planet was confirmed. An extra solar planet is a planet orbiting [...]

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