The fate of the world is revealed in Christ’s ascension: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/05/the-eschatological-revelation-of-the-ascension/

The Byzantine tradition remembers the way Jesus healed a man born blind as a way to remind us how Jesus also works with us to heal us from our own spiritual blindness: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/05/healing-our-spiritual-blindness/

There are times in Christ’s ministry, such as his talk with St Photina, Christ revealed that the work of the incarnation was universal, and would not be obstructed by cultural biases: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/everyone-is-called-to-christs-spiritual-well/

As Jesus preached about both heaven and hell, we should take both seriously, even if we hope that in the end, no one will suffer eternal perdition: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/we-should-take-hell-seriously/

As truth without love is not really the truth, so those constantly going around debating people, with a desire to prove everyone wrong but themselves, are not really promoting the truth due to their lack of love: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/love-not-debate-is-the-way/

Just as Christ has healed us from our spiritual paralysis, so we should help others recover from their own: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/we-should-help-those-suffering-from-spiritual-paralysis/

We must never get discouraged in our spiritual life, it will have its ups and downs, and when it is down, we should not despair but be willing to accept help, even as we should give it to others when they are in need: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/accepting-and-giving-help/

Women were the first ones to see the risen Christ, and they were the first ones charged to preach about his resurrection from the dead: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/jesus-gave-authority-and-a-voice-to-the-myrrh-bearing-women/

As God is incomprehensible, that is, infinitely transcendent to us, how can God ever be said to dwell in us, making us God’s temples? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/how-can-god-dwell-in-us/

When we look at others during a liturgy and notice things they are doing which annoy us, things which lead us to judge them, once we judge them, we no longer are worshiping God as we should: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/we-must-avoid-judging-others-during-liturgy/

Easter is not just a simple point of history which we remember, but it is an eternal event which we are called to participate in and experience for ourselves: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/04/thomas-and-the-eternal-event-of-the-resurrection/

Christ is Risen! And in the wake of his resurrection, he shares his new mode of being, his glorified state of being, with the rest of creation: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/the-new-modality-of-being-revealed-in-the-resurrection/

While to the world, the cross looked like a defeat, it was in reality the victory of love: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/the-victory-of-love-on-the-cross/

On the night he was betrayed, Jesus first gave himself to the world in the establishment of the eucharist before he was taken by the authorities to lead him to the cross: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/real-not-physical-presence/

With the Annunciation taking place on Holy Monday, we are shown why the anti-Semitic approach to the withering of the fig tree is false, as the Virgin Mary being chosen to become the Mother of God shows that Israel was not barren: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/the-fig-tree-and-the-annunciation/

When is Palm Sunday for eastern Catholics?

Those who try to manipulate Jesus, especially through their praise or other acts of piety, will find themselves greatly disappointed: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/we-should-not-try-to-manipulate-jesus/

Before his entry into Jerusalem, Jesus went to the dead Lazarus, showing us and all the care and concern Jesus has concerning death: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/lazarus-and-the-tragedy-of-death/

Theological study and exploration has its value, but those who engage them must not ignore works of love, as those are more foundational for the Christian life: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/theological-study-without-works-of-love-is-dead/

St. Mary of Egypt, finding her Christian community toxic, found the need to live her life and faith apart from them: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/st-mary-of-egypt-and-christian-toxicity/

St Symeon the New Theologians, whose feast is the 12th of March, reminds us of the transcendent expectations of charity: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/the-obligations-of-charity-transcend-those-of-justice/

St John Climacus warns us against malice, telling us how it can destroy all our spiritual progress: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/st-john-climacus-on-malice/

Great spiritual masters like the desert fathers and mothers realized that legalism always leaves one away from the Spirit, away from the flexibility one needs to deal with day to day life, and so leaves one without peace: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/legalistic-moralism-knows-no-lasting-peace/

On the third Sunday of the Great Fast, the Byzantine tradition lifts up the cross to have us contemplate both Christ’s passion but also how we can and should embrace the cross for ourselves: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/03/the-individual-and-the-cross/

Jesus offers himself to us out of love – it is up to us to accept that love: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/02/jesus-offers-himself-as-a-sacrifice-of-love/

St Moses the Black learned, and then taught, a key to the spiritual life is humility: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/02/to-overcome-temptations-embrace-humility-and-prayer/

There are many paradoxes in the Christian faith, such as those surrounding the Trinity. Similarly, our moral expectations can be riddled with them, such as how we are to hate hate or not tolerate intolerance: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/02/hating-hate/

As orthodoxy includes the veneration of holy images, so we should honor and respect the image and likeness of God in every person: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/02/showing-respect-to-the-divine-image/