Tag: Matt Kappadakunnel
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The Gift of Tears
by Matt Kappadakunnel In my last article in Public Orthodoxy, I shared a reflection on the Jesus Prayer. An important facet of the prayer—one that I often overlook or speed past—is acknowledging in humility and truth before God that I am a sinner. We are often afraid to acknowledge our fallen areas and our need […]
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The Jesus Prayer and the Way of This Pilgrim
by Matt Kappadakunnel | Русский As an Eastern Catholic, I find tremendous solidarity with Orthodox Christians. One of these areas of commonality is our love for the Jesus Prayer. I discovered the Jesus Prayer in an unlikely place and from an unlikely source. In 2010, during my first year of the Jesuit Novitiate, I borrowed […]
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Night Vigil for Insomniacs
by Matt Kappadakunnel | български | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Русский | Српски The stress of 2020 through the present has caused many, including myself, to lose sleep. I cannot count the number of nights I have laid awake for more than an hour, and I often don’t fall back asleep until minutes before my […]
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Racial Injustice and Trinitarian Suffering
by Matt Kappadakunnel | Ελληνικά I discovered Andrei Rublev’s The Trinity icon ten years ago and have been using this icon for prayer ever since. I especially turn to the Trinity (both the icon and the Father, Son and Spirit) during times of crisis. Given the COVID-19 Pandemic, coupled with the racial violence that seems to […]