[kosta50]

This is really an excellent article. I can’t say that I am astonished that it is from a Latin Church source, but very nearly so! The insight is fabulous

I believe statements like this one:

"In the East, knowledge of God is not the result of logical arguments presented by theology. Only in worship can human beings obtain knowledge of God. Such knowledge is nonrational; it is contemplative and mystical"

suggests the author may be an Eastern Christian whose Church just happens to be in communion with Rome. The insights did not come form the Latin source, or if they did I would be pleasantly surprised.

NYer, who is this Father Samaha? Is he a Maronite or a Latin Catholic?

[kosta50]

I meant to say Brother Samaha, not Father Samaha

[NYer]

NYer, who is this Father Samaha? Is he a Maronite or a Latin Catholic?

Not sure ... perhaps, like my pastor, he is both. He has done extensive writing on St. Maron so my guess is Maronite. However, some of his writings appear on Melkite sites. I found the following information on the Mary of Nazareth web site.

Brother John belongs to the Pacific Province of the Marianists, and is currently working at Villa St Joseph in Cupertino, Calif. Previously he was engaged in high school and adult education in the western states and Lebanon. He is a member and officer of the Mariological Society of America.