Musings From The High Desert

Fr. Gabriel explains why the mystical pathway, which involves the approach called "negative" theology, is our best hope in terms of knowing God.

Fr. Gabriel examines the historic and traditional philosophical proofs for the existence of God as a preliminary for another way to look at God through relationship.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the three traditional philosophical theories of how truth is determined.

Fr. Gabriel continues his discussion of the relationship between religion and philosophy.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the distinctions between religion, philosophy, and theology in response to some listener queries.

Fr. Gabriel discusses who we are as persons in the Christian understanding, how we should think about the world, and what should be at the heart of our perception.

Fr. Gabriel invites listeners to consider Christianity as a genuine and full philosophy of life.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the Jewish antecedents to the concept of Remembrance, the Lord's Prayer, and some aspects of the Anaphora in the Divine Liturgy from the prayer known as the Eighteen Benedictions.

Fr. Gabriel examines the history of the lectionary.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the development of the liturgy over the course of the first six or so centuries in the Christian era.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the Chaburah (the Friendship Meal) that forms the background for the Last Supper.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the Upper Room and the Eucharist and explores the theological relationship of Passover to Christ.

Fr. Gabriel discusses the background to the Divine Liturgy in Jewish temple practice.

Fr. Gabriel introduces the Orthodox Theological Society of America, which is an organization comprised of professors who teach about Orthodoxy in university settings.

Fr. Gabriel asks, "Who or what is a prophet, and does Jesus qualify?"

Fr. Gabriel examines the theology and texts that came before St. Paul in order to prove that he was an inheritor and not an inventor of the Christian faith.

Fr. Gabriel explores a number of different facets of the thought and writings of St. Maximus the Confessor, which he compares to the facets on a diamond that shine as you turn the stone.

Fr. Gabriel shares some expanded notes on Matthew 9:1-8 within the theme of Jewish/Christian relations.

Fr. Gabriel concludes his series on Jewish/Christian relations. Here he asks, "Where do we go from here?"

Fr. Gabriel provides an overview of developments in Jewish-Christian relations since the Second World War.