From a Turkish news service: Turkey’s Premier Erdogan Receives Patriarch Kirill Published: 7/6/2009 ANKARA – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Patriarch Kirill of the Moscow Orthodox Church in Ankara on Monday. The meeting lasted for nearly one hour. Head of the Religious Affairs Department Ali Bardakoglu will also meet with Kirill on Monday. […]
Catholics becoming Protestants thinking
The quote below comes courtesy of Fr. Orthohippo. However, as you read it, look back at the series that I have just finished, “When is a good Orthodox (or Catholic) not a good Orthodox?” If you notice, one of my conclusions was that both the conservative and progressive “Orthodox” and “Catholics” had adopted Protestant-style thinking. […]
A year and a day
Today I had one of those sad duties that priests have to do every so often. I was present in a courtroom to watch someone being sentenced to one year and one day in jail after violating his probation. He is forty-some years old and I was sitting next to his 75 year old mother. […]
When is a good Orthodox (or Catholic) not a good Orthodox? part 04
On my last post Steve made a comment that jumped ahead and saw part of where I am going with this whole discussion, he said, “Maybe these Catholics are really Protestants after all?” To which I replied: Steve, you win the “seeing-ahead” prize. Whether it makes it into this series or not, one of the […]
When is a good Orthodox (or Catholic) not a good Orthodox? part 03
Let me repeat a phrase from the day before yesterday, “Orthodox and Catholic alike are asked to deeply consider and listen to the pastoral guidance given by those synods. . . our responsibility as Orthodox and Catholic when we disagree with a pastoral letter is first to consider how we may be personally wrong. We […]
Happy Independence Day
Regular posting will resume tomorrow. May you and your family enjoy this day of celebration.
When is a good Orthodox (or Catholic) not a good Orthodox? part 02
From a couple of comments I understand that some think that this series is meant to jump on conservative Christians. That is only partially true. Actually, as you will see, it is my opinion that both the conservative and the progressive “Christians” are making exactly the same mistake when it comes to politics and Christianity. […]
When is a good Orthodox (or Catholic) not a good Orthodox? part 01
There is a post from the blog Catholic and Enjoying It! that I just read today, and it impressed me with its analysis. It leads me to ask the obvious question, “when is a good Orthodox (or Roman Catholic) not a good Orthodox in the realm of politics? I think that Mark Shea, the author […]
Mark Sanford and the Religious Right
Warning, warning, warning, the following quote is from a quite liberal commentator. Read it with that understanding. June 26, 2009 | Whenever the latest Republican politician is caught with his zipper undone, a predictable moment of introspection on the right inevitably ensues. Pundits, bloggers and perplexed citizens ruminate over the lessons they have learned, again […]
Susan Pevensie and salvation
Have you ever had a fictional character so stick in your mind that you keep returning to that character? Obviously the characters in the C.S. Lewis series, The Chronicles of Narnia, are such characters. But, among them stands one character that makes me ache when I think of her. Who is she? Susan Pevensie, Queen […]
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