Musings from the High Desert

History of Christian Worship: Part 6

Fr. Gabriel discusses the Jewish antecedents to the concept of ...

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.

History of Christian Worship: Part 5

Fr. Gabriel examines the history of the lectionary.

History of Christian Worship: Part 4

Fr. Gabriel discusses the development of the liturgy over the ...

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

History of Christian Worship: Part 3

Fr. Gabriel discusses the Chaburah (the Friendship Meal) that forms ...

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

History of Christian Worship: Part 2

Fr. Gabriel discusses the Upper Room and the Eucharist and ...

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

History of Christian Worship: Part 1

Fr. Gabriel discusses the background to the Divine Liturgy in ...

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

An Interlude: Introducing the Orthodox Theological Society of America

Fr. Gabriel introduces the Orthodox Theological Society of America, which ...

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

Jesus as Prophet

Fr. Gabriel asks, "Who or what is a prophet, and ...

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

St. Paul’s Influences

Fr. Gabriel examines the theology and texts that came before ...

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.

St. Maximus the Confessor

Fr. Gabriel explores a number of different facets of the ...

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.