Book Giveaway
In honor of our Fall Lecture by Fr Bogdan Bucur, the PPI is giving away free copies of Angelic Pneumatology and Scripture Re-Envisioned.
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- Aug 28
Announcing the 2023 Fall Lecture
Join us at HCHC on Friday, October 20, for a public lecture by Fr Bogdan Bucur: Athanasius Refracted through an Augustinian Lens.
- Jul 31
On Fasting, by St Mark the Ascetic
As we begin the Dormition fast, the Pappas Patristic Institute brings you this sermon On Fasting by St Mark the Ascetic.
- Jun 28
On the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, by St John Chrysostom
For the feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29), the Pappas Patristic Institute brings you this new, original translation.
- Jun 5
The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh
Read about Andrew Hofer's new book, on the preaching of the Church Fathers and the proclamation of the fruits of Christ's incarnation.
- May 25
Unworthy of Earth, but Made Worthy of Heaven: St John Chrysostom on the Ascension
An English translation of St John Chrysostom's Homily On the Ascension.
- May 1
The Mother of God in Middle Byzantine Exegesis, Hagiography, and Homiletics: A Round Table
On Saturday, April 22, the Pappas Patristic Institute held an academic round table with prominent scholars in the field. See photos here.
- Apr 26
Who Was Mary? The Spring PPI Lecture by Dr Mary Cunningham
See photos and video of the 2023 lecture: Who Was Mary? The Mother of God Seen through Byzantine Eyes.
- Apr 14
Seeing the Resurrection
As we approach the Resurrection of Christ, the PPI wishes you a blessed conclusion to these saving days of the Lord's Passion.
- Apr 11
Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh, Comely in Beauty beyond the Sons of Men
An ancient sermon on the patriarch Joseph, who "painted a picture of the two comings of Christ."
- Apr 2
The Prayer of St Mary of Egypt: Crying to the Theotokos
In Byzantium, the repentance of St Mary of Egypt inspired one writer to expand the saint's words in a prayer of compunction and confession.
- Mar 22
On the Veneration of the Cross, by St Theodore the Studite
A homily for the third week of the Fast, by a saint whose name is inextricably linked to the Triodion and the season of Lent.
- Mar 11
What Are the Divine Energies?
A talk given by Dr Tikhon Pino at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theology Seminary, discussing his new book, Essence and Energies (Routledge, 2022).
- Mar 6
On Fasting and Almsgiving, by St John Chrysostom
An original translation of an exhortation, attributed to St John Chrysostom, on combining fasting with almsgiving and love for the poor.
- Feb 26
On Fasting, by Hesychios of Jerusalem
An original translation for the first week of the holy Forty Days of the fast.
- Jan 5
We Have Come to Worship Him: St Ephrem the Syrian on the Coming of the Magi
During these twelve days of Christmas, we present a sermon attributed to St Ephrem the Syrian on what the West calls the 'Epiphany.'
- Jan 2
January is the Month of the Church Fathers
Happy new year! In the wake of the Nativity of Christ in the flesh, the month of January is dedicated to many Fathers of the Church.
- Dec 21, 2022
The Nativity in the Life of the Virgin
As we wish you a most blessed Christmas, the Pappas Patristic Institute offers you the following reflections on the Nativity of Christ:
- Nov 17, 2022
Announcing the 2023 Lecture: Who Was Mary? The Mother of God Seen through Byzantine Eyes
The Pappas Patristic Institute invites you to a public lecture by Dr Mary Cunningham on the Life of the Mother of God in Byzantine theology.
- Nov 7, 2022
Video from the Symposium on St John of Damascus
Video from the 2022 Symposium on St John of Damascus (November 4, 2022).
- Oct 31, 2022
Program of the 2022 Symposium on St John of Damascus
The Fount of Knowledge: A Symposium on St John of Damascus will be held this coming Friday, November 4, 2022, online.
- Oct 24, 2022
Singing Against Disharmony: St John Chrysostom on Natural Disasters
Where is God when the earth shakes, when cities, homes, and fields are destroyed? Fr Mark Roosien explores the answer of St John Chrysostom.
- Oct 10, 2022
A Lost Work of Byzantine Theology: The Life of the Virgin Mary by John Geometres
Work is now complete on a new edition and translation of John Geometres' Life of the Virgin, set to appear May 2023.
- Oct 6, 2022
Video from the 2022 Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
Watch video from the 2022 Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor (Boston, April 28-30, 2022).
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