Yesterday, I had one of those bang your head on the wall type of liturgical services, and it was all my fault. So, I invite you to laugh with me. The thumping sound you hear is me trying to find the personal humor in the situation. The Greek Orthodox celebrate a liturgical services called Salutations […]
Archives for 2019
On women and temptation
“The beauty of woman is the greatest snare. Or rather, not the beauty of woman, but unchastened gazing! For we should not accuse the objects, but ourselves, and our own carelessness. Nor should we say, Let there be no women, but Let there be no adulteries. We should not say, Let there be no beauty, […]
Is church necessary?
I am always surprised at the number of people that think that a relationship with God is a purely personal experience that needs no one else in order to be functional. Often those who posit this approach to God also end up inevitably saying that their opinion of how to relate to God is all […]
Unending investigations
The last couple of days have seen the release of information on the Mueller investigation of President Trump. The President was cleared of collusion with Russia, and was given an unable-to-determine rating on the obstruction charge. Quite appropriately, Republicans are celebrating. But, they are not simply celebrating, they are beginning to threaten retribution. Now they […]
Odd McDonald’s commercial
No real comment. But, this is purportedly a Japanese commercial using a female McDonald’s clown.
Israel only for Jews?
Mama Said
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does […]
Why appropriate investigations are important
Lately there have been two cases that have strongly pointed out why it is so important to have a clear investigation of the facts before drawing conclusions. Both started out appearing to be one type of crime while quickly morphing into another type of crime. The first one is the case of the Covington Catholic […]
Liam Neeson taught me to never admit my temptations
As we all know, part of growing in the Orthodox faith is learning to fight temptations. One of the ways of learning to fight those temptations is to admit a temptation that you have had. Usually, those are admitted to a spiritual father, but Scripture also talks about confessing our sins one to another. That […]
When can you no longer honor someone?
Darrin Bell is an African-American cartoonist. He has been awarded the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, as well as the 2016 Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons. Several collections of his cartoons have been published. His Candorville cartoon works heavily with both African-American and Latino characters and is often placed […]
