General Viewpoints on abortion Ultra-conservative Completely immoral Never permitted, even if the mother must die. The child’s life is prioritized over against the mother and God will decide who lives or dies Conservative Very immoral Permitted only for therapeutic abortion, but only as the lesser of two evils. The mother’s life is prioritized over the […]
The sadness of Gollum
Gollum, Sméagol, is one of the more interesting characters in The Hobbit, and then in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He shows up over and over. But, he is also a very tragic figure. He ends up burnt to death in Mount Doom, never having managed to keep a hold of his precious. There is […]
Bullying and C.S. Lewis
There is a strong modern emphasis today on stopping bullying in the schools. Sadly, there are those who behave as though this is wrong and we ought to allow kids to “suffer hardship” in order to “build their character.” But, as Christians we would tend to say that there is a difference between self-imposed discipline–such […]
Inconsistency of King James English only Orthodox believers
I published a post yesterday on a subject that included, in passing, a comment on the insistence on the use of King James English only in Orthodox services. There are only some that insist on that, but they are a strong enough force to prevent the updating of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy into modern English […]
Mawage — Princess Bride
The Princess Bride is the ultimate “chick flick” as far as I am concerned. But, as a priest, one of the funniest scenes is the marriage scene with the eccentric bishop. He says: “Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam… And wuv, tru wuv, will […]
Woo hoo a fun run!
If you click on the picture above, it will take you to a store where you can buy a “Mordor Fun Run” t-shirt. It is absolutely true that “One does not simply walk into Mordor.” But, why walk when you can run? Imagine running through the startling landscape of Mordor. It mixes the challenges of […]
Feast of the Presentation 2014
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel. This past Sunday was the Feast of the […]
Noah movie coming 2014
One of the Superbowl commercials had to do with a coming movie, called simply, Noah. It has some impressive star power behind it. From Emma Watson through Russell Crowe through Jennifer Connelly through Anthony Hopkins, etc., there is a lot of star power behind this movie. It looks like it will be a very typical Hollywood […]
Vampires (Vrykolakas) and crosses
This is a post for those who watch vampire movies and/or read vampire books. Have you ever wondered why it is that, in the old tales, vampires (vrykolakas) react to Christian symbols? In the original Dracula, by Bram Stoker, Dracula reacted not only to the cross/crucifix, but also to Holy Water, the Rosary, garlic, and […]
Sometimes the TV shows get it right — PTSD and HBO
It is nice to watch something on our television with clear quality, having a good tv antenna might do the trick. A recent episode of a popular TV show on HBO featured the funeral of a Marine who had struggled for years with PTSD. On the show he had had many struggles, had broken down […]
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