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Bishop Basil Rodzianko's astonishing little 1996 book *The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers* exclusively available here in English. Spread the word! How many people might spend some of their eleven days of Christmas with this text?
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The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers (Part 1: Cosmology and Theology)
Part 1 of the 1996 Book by Bishop Basil (Rodzianko)
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December 26, 2024 at 4:20 PM
If you have a fraction of the fun listening that I had recording this with Dr. Matthew Milliner, you will be delighted to have spent time on our chat about his book Mother of the Lamb. He interrupts me twice before I'm finished introducing him and our topic...

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December 24, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Sparks ignited, we cup our lives like hands around our flickering hearts. And one child, heralded by a star, bears witness to warmth and light beyond the scattering winds of death.
December 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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I wish I was in the room when Paul Kingsnorth delivered this lecture to the First Things crowd. currentpub.com/2024/12/13/p...
Paul Kingsnorth: "Against Christian Civilization"
Charles Alexander Eastman In October 2024, writer Paul Kingsnorth delivered the 37th Erasmus Lecture to the Christian community associated with First
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December 15, 2024 at 1:49 AM
More of Bishop Basil (Rodzianko) and his 1996 book *The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers*. His opening sections are all about the star of Bethlehem followed by the magi.

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"Like the Bethlehem Star Given to Every Human Being to Some Degree"
Second in the Reading Notes Series for Bishop Basil Rodzianko's 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers
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December 8, 2024 at 10:23 PM
This past essay reflecting on a child’s drawing of Santa Claus on a cross that I photographed years ago in a parish Christmas tree is not at all worthy of the great saint, but I want to share whatever I’ve got on his feast. A joyous one!

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Santa Claus, Christ, and Saint Nicholas
From my Ancient Archives…
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December 6, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Big news in my little world. Prayers and support appreciated.
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A Book, a Book Chapter, and an Article On the Way!
With each of these three exciting announcements below, there is likely more than one intrepid fool involved.
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December 3, 2024 at 3:08 AM
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"Only when you speak about another person in such a way that his angel could hear and approve of it, are you really telling the truth."
December 1, 2024 at 12:25 AM
During Advent, we should all be stargazers and cosmologists, and so I have decided to launch a reading notes series on Bishop Basil Rodzianko’s wild and wonderful little 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers.

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Bishop Basil on the “Astrological” Completeness of All Being in Jesus Christ
Introducing a New Reading Notes Series for Bishop Basil Rodzianko's 1996 book The Theory of the Big Bang and the Faith of the Holy Fathers
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November 30, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Coolest new podcast show out there, folks!

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Episode 5: Virgil, The Aeneid: Can Peace Be Built on War?
YouTube video by Classical Academic Press
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November 26, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Joyous feasts! Saint Katherine disputing the philosophers (painting circa 1380 by Cenni di Francesco). And a traditional Russian icon of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple.
November 24, 2024 at 6:01 PM
A very kind comment from a reader here: “A joy to read in terms of learning, sobriety, reason and tone, and also for me edifying on matters where I could use a brush up.”

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Can the Apparent Contradictions between Hart’s Views and Those of the Dominant Streams of Christian Theology and the Bible be Resolved?
Part two of two with an open letter to Daniel, my admired and beloved friend
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November 23, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Brief seasonal reflections and some course recommendations for a teacher training subscription service that I direct.

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Classical Education, Christmas, and Political Culture
Through this Christmas season and into the coming New Year, classical Christian educators are fielding a lot of questions and heightened feelings from students and parents about our nation’s political...
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November 22, 2024 at 1:08 PM
“God, unlike a mechanic or an engineer, does not make machines. Instead, God invites our free and creative participation in divine life.”

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The False Dichotomy of “Deism or Supernaturalism”
Our default today is to think of theism in terms of either deism or supernaturalism.
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November 18, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Christmas is coming. Taking this old reflection out from behind the paywall here…
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Santa Claus, Christ, and Saint Nicholas
From my Ancient Archives…
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November 17, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Joyous feast of Saint Gregory the Wonder Worker. Baptized by Origen and seven years his student, after a speech thanking Origen, he returned home to Neocaesarea and brought the city into the church with Macrina the Elder, Macrina the Younger and her brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa.
November 17, 2024 at 1:58 AM
My newest podcast episode. In conversation with educator Sarah Flynn,we touch on topics such as integrating indigenous approaches to knowledge and the principles of classical education. (Also on Apple and other platforms.)

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Episode 21: Interview with Sarah Flynn about Classical Education in Australia
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November 14, 2024 at 11:16 AM
My most appreciated essay from the past few months. This is on the topic of fallen time and how we can make it complete.
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When Our Past is Made Complete: Trauma and Healing in the Household of God
A relatively new Christian named Miriam recently wrote to ask me if I believed what the young theologian Jordan Daniel Wood shared with me about God enabling us to change our pasts—that is if God can ...
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November 14, 2024 at 2:34 AM