I am a groupie. Yes, I admit it. I am a groupie. Yesterday some of my groupie fantasies were fulfilled. I was present at the ground breaking ceremony for a new building at Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne, Florida, USA. Present there was a man whom I highly admire, His Grace Demetrios, Bishop of […]
The very image of a modern Orthodox
I am the very model of a modern Major-General, I’ve information vegetable, animal, and mineral, I know the kings of England, and I quote the fights historical From Marathon to Waterloo, in order categorical; I’m very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical, I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical, About binomial theorem I’m teeming […]
On spiritual warfare
I was asked recently about the Orthodox belief in spiritual warfare. And, I knew what the questioner meant. He was talking about the more, uhm, dramatic forms of spiritual warfare. The answer is that the Orthodox have a strong belief in spiritual warfare. Before we baptize someone, we do three exorcisms on a person (or […]
On military science fiction
I happen to be a fan of military science fiction. I think that military science fiction, in its various forms can be a very interesting portrayal of politics, human interactions, and the limits on the use of force. Even more than in many other types of science fiction, military science fiction has to deal with […]
On the new generation
From Poor Richard’s Almanac: Each Age of Men new Fashions doth invent; Things which are old, young Men do not esteem: What pleas’d our Fathers, doth not us content; What flourish’d then, we out of fashion deem: And that’s the reason, as I understand, Why Prodigus did sell his Father’s Land. Now if this plaint […]
A holy kind of anger
A holy kind of anger. Here is a post by Terry Mattingly, an Orthodox journalist and commentator, that I heartily recommend. I am only allowed to give the link, but do read it.
Disabilities, baptism, and communion
On another blog the pastor was reminiscing about a time when he had debated with himself about the propriety of baptizing a 15 year old severely autistic child. There were no clear signs that the 15 year old had accepted the Lord, rather his mother requested his baptism after years of attending that congregation. The poster was […]
New look for the blog
I hope that you like the new look for this blog. It was designed by P12 Media. Please go to their website and give them plenty of business. One of their owners is a frequent reader of the InternetMonk. OK, two questions for you on the new media. Why is a butterfly included? What is […]
I think they are missing the point!
Did you ever get the feeling that someone was really, really missing the point? I mean did you ever read a newspaper story and wonder whether the persons involved really realized what they were saying? Well, the story below was found by Father Orthohippo. He found it on a blog. However, I present to you […]
Further update on Honduras
Here is the latest update on Honduras from the BBC news. Since Sunday, civil liberties have been suspended by presidential proclamation. All “unauthorized” public meetings have been banned. News media can be temporarily closed down by simple presidential order. Two have been already closed, and they were both critical of the “interim” government, Radio Globo […]
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