Father Orthoduck got quite a laugh out of the video above. Sadly, it does point out how often we Christians do tend to use “in” language that actually can confuse people who are coming into the faith. We Orthodox have our own share of “in” language. Father Orthoduck is not against people coming into Orthodoxy […]
A completely understandable judicial decision
As you know, Father Orthoduck is officially a fan of the University of Alabama. So, why is the logo of Auburn University on his blog? Well, it has to do with the following story that has been reported in various of the news media, including CNN. A Birmingham lawyer — and lifelong Auburn football fan […]
Seven characteristics of Orthodox Christianity
The following article comes from the website of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. It does a good job of expressing what we believe. Seven Characteristics of Orthodox Christian Spirituality 1. TRINITARIAN: I believe in one God, the Father All mighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; and in one […]
On building an Orthodox Advent wreath
Father Orthoduck must apologize. While he wrote about there being Orthodox Advent wreaths and Orthodox Advent calendars available, he was only half right. There are commercial Orthodox Advent calendars available. However, it appears that one must build one’s own Orthodox Advent wreath. Nevertheless, there are directions on multiple sites on how to build one. The […]
Pope and thurible
Continuing a week of posting oddities, here is a short video of the Pope filling the largest thurible in the world, the one at Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Now one may wonder, given Father Orthoduck’s postings about odd accidents lately, whether there have even been accidents with this thurible, and the answer is, “yes.” […]
Maybe Father Orthoduck’s fire was not as bad as he thought
On Monday, Father Orthoduck published about the small fire that he started accidentally at the church on Sunday. However, the video above demonstrates that far worse mistakes are made by well-meaning people. This happened earlier today in Springfield, Ohio, USA. “Oh no.” Those were some of the last words heard before shouts to get back […]
Can a coffee be mystical?
Father Orthoduck must admit that having a cup of coffee in the morning after one wakes up can be a bit of a mystical experience. Sitting with a cup of coffee at the computer while reading the morning e-mails or sitting at the table just relaxing in the morning and trying to come to full […]
Liturgical rules for a fire
Father Orthoduck wonders what the liturgical rules are for a fire. Well, I guess that Father Orthoduck had better explain. Yesterday, Father Orthoduck was assistant priest at a Divine Liturgy in which he had been asked to help because the deacon was out of town. In Orthodox worship the deacon (or junior priest) cleans up […]
Quote from yesterday’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Father Orthoduck found the quote below from yesterday’s Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear to be a particularly good one: “There are terrorists and racists and Stalinists and theocrats, but those are titles that must be earned,” Stewart said. “You must have the resume. Not being able to distinguish between real racists and tea partiers, […]
Some Halloween thoughts
Today is the day when many Christians take up torches and go to storm the local castle. Today is the day when too many Christians rise up in fury and denounce anyone who participates in paganism by allowing their children to have a good time. Today is the day when all too many American conservative […]
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