St. Luke 7:33-35 — For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, “He has a demon.” The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, “Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” But wisdom is justified by all her children. […]
San Juan de la Cruz
Father Greg recently made a comment in response to a person who asked about the “charismatic” experiences that many of us have had. He said: John of the Cross and perhaps others have noted that conversions are often accompanied by extraordinary “consolations” which are transitory. However, sometimes, a person will create problems for themselves by […]
Healthcare and the CIA World Factbook
An objection was made to my quoting the World Health Organization regarding our healthcare system and whether it is the best in the world. Those of you who read the post yesterday will have seen that the WHO ranks our healthcare system as only 37th in the world. The objection was made that the WHO […]
Top world healthcare systems
OK, so it is time to cut to the chase. One of the phrases we hear in the USA is that we have the best healthcare system in the world. But, is that true? Hmm, the answer is, “no.” Let’s look at the rankings of the World Healthcare Organization as to healthcare systems. The WHO […]
On healthcare and the Church
On an earlier post on healthcare, the following line was posted, “The Popes and Patriarchs ought stick to matters of faith and leave economic and healthcare decisions to experts in the field.” This is a classic line that is used whenever the Church’s teachings hit close to home. In fact, exactly the same line has […]
Mother is healing
Well, I keep saying that I am going to blog soon, but I have been in Miami. My mother is in ICU but healing well. So, maybe tomorrow, and if not by Monday, I will get back to blogging. Thanks to those of you who have been praying.
Posting delayed
My 84 year old mother had bowel surgery yesterday, about three hours away from where I live, so I was out all day with her. I finally arrived at home after midnight today. She is now in Intensive Care recuperating, but, they expect her to be home next week. I will probably not post today. […]
Top ten signs that you might be an Orthodox Christian – Nicholas Theodorakis
The below comes from this website: Top ten signs that you might be an Orthodox Christian You might be Orthodox if… * 10. You are still in church more than ten minutes after the priest says, “Let us depart in peace.” * 9. You forget to change your clock in the spring at Daylight Savings […]
About specialty Bibles
Recently I read an advertisement for a new Bible. It is published by Thomas Nelson, Inc., the same people who publish the Orthodox Study Bible. But, this one caught my attention. It is The American Patriot’s Bible. The blurb for it reads: THE ONE BIBLE THAT SHOWS HOW ‘A LIGHT FROM ABOVE’ SHAPED OUR NATION. […]
Orthodoxy and the Charismatic Movement
There was much discussion in Eastern Orthodoxy about the Charismatic Movement that began in the USA. Now, I must admit that the term Charismatic Movement is no longer accurate, but it was a once-used term. But, what about Eastern Orthodoxy and Pentecostalism and the Charismatic Movement? Well, the charismatic movement never had a big influence […]
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