FrAntonios Kaldas

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Attachment Styles

June 3, 2011 - 9:41 am

Posted in Shay & Biskot, Society | No comments

 
In the January/February edition of Scientific American Mind there was an interesting article about ‘Attachment Styles’. Apparently getting married and living under the same roof means that things like your heart rate, breathing rate and hormone levels all come to be regulated by your partner. The two ‘form one physiological unit’. That’s what the Church [...]

What Drives Atheists Batty.

May 25, 2011 - 4:20 pm

Posted in Apologetics, Philosophy, Science | 6 comments

 
Do you know what it is like to be a bat? 
I have been doing some reading on the tantalising question of what human consciousness is, and it has led me to some very strong arguments for the limitations of scientific explanations.
 The natural enemy of the Christian faith today is no longer paganism as it was [...]

Gentlemen: Please be Gentlemen.

May 6, 2011 - 12:40 am

Posted in Contemporary Issues, Society | 3 comments

 
As a student at university in the 80s I had a traumatic experience. One day, as I was walking out of the library, I noticed a female student, a complete stranger, walking out right behind me. So I did the courteous thing and held the door open for her to go out first. What followed [...]

Who Do You Pray To?

April 25, 2011 - 10:33 am

Posted in Spirituality | No comments

 When you pray, to whom do you pray?
 I am not talking about the theological description of God here, but the personal one. When I write a letter or an email to someone, I hold in my mind an image of the person to whom I am writing. That image may include things like an image [...]

Biography of Crucifixion

April 16, 2011 - 10:34 am

Posted in Biblical, History, Spirituality | No comments

 
At the threshold of Passion Week, I present an excerpt from an archaeological article written in 1985 by Vassilios Tzaferis. He reported on the first ever finding of the remains of a victim of crucifixion, although of course, there is a great deal of written evidence that the practice of crucifixion was by no means [...]

Body Contact Spirituality

April 9, 2011 - 10:19 pm

Posted in Church Sacraments & Rites, Spirituality | No comments

 
 We often speak of our spirits, our thoughts or our feelings being in contact with God. But in Eastern Christianity, we also pay attention to our body being in contact with God. What exactly does this mean?
 Church tradition teaches us to pray as a whole person, body, spirit and mind together. Contact with God is [...]

Sing A New Song (or write one)

April 2, 2011 - 10:11 pm

Posted in Church Sacraments & Rites | 2 comments

I had a lot of trouble with the ‘X’.
Below is a an experimental hymn to be sung during Holy Communion. It is an acrostic hymn; that is, each stanza begins with a different letter of the alphabet, in alphabetical order. Not a lot of ‘X’ words to choose from, so I cheated a little.
I would [...]

Follow Me

March 17, 2011 - 6:53 am

Posted in Biblical, Church Sacraments & Rites, Spirituality | No comments

 
There are certain core principles at the heart of Christian life. There is a Latin term that summarises their importance: “sine qua non” or “without this, it is not”. Without living these principles, a person is simply not a Christian.
 The calling of Levi (St Matthew) to be a Disciple of Christ is an example of [...]

Lent Generously

March 4, 2011 - 7:32 am

Posted in Society, Spirituality | No comments

As Lent fasting begins once more and we settle in to that lovely atmosphere that comes with it, I am reminded by the traditional threefold focus of Lent in the Coptic Church: Fasting, Prayer and Charity. In Arabic, this triad is a delightful alliteration – “Soam, Salla, Sadaka”, but all my efforts to come up [...]

The Burden of Knowledge

February 22, 2011 - 9:54 pm

Posted in Contemporary Issues, History, Philosophy, Science, Society | 2 comments

 
Life today in a western society is very different to the life our parents and grandparents knew. As a result, our whole world view is quite different, and as such, I propose, our faith needs to also adapt to the new and ever changing circumstances.
 One important area where this applies is the relationship between faith [...]

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