<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[A Melkite in Babylon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A blog on Eastern Catholicism lived out in the West]]></description><link>https://www.amelkiteinbabylon.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:41:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amelkiteinbabylon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Theosis, East and West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is "theosis" a distinctly Eastern notion? It may seem that way but a Melkite theologian explains why that is not the case.    ]]></description><link>https://www.amelkiteinbabylon.com/post/theosis-east-and-west</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a38c430f6ea57c2abbc7981</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:04:57 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michel Accad</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Philanthropists and the Lover of Mankind]]></title><description><![CDATA["O Lover of Mankind, Glory to You!" The Byzantine hymnology is full of praise for the one and only "philanthrope."]]></description><link>https://www.amelkiteinbabylon.com/post/the-lover-of-mankind-and-the-philanthropists</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2e1cfe00dbe48b1c786b3e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:21:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michel Accad</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Thomas's Doubt in the Hymns of the Byzantine Rite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did he or did he not put his fingers in the wounds of Christ? The Byzantine liturgical texts weigh in on that controversial silent passage of the Gospel of John and make explicit the theological implications of Thomas's probing action. ]]></description><link>https://www.amelkiteinbabylon.com/post/st-thomas-s-doubt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a211187e903671649ae86ac</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:47:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michel Accad</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>