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 […]
The Lost Art of Righteousness – Fr. Orthohippo
Fr. Orthohippo recently posted the below on his post. It is a good analysis about the masks the self-righteousness bears. It was interesting to Father Orthoduck that conventionality is one of the better masks worn by the Pharisee. ==================== “Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail […]
Second Amendment pumpkin chuckin
Father Orthoduck wishes to contribute this video to the Second Amendment discussion on one of Father Ernesto’s posts. This is a video of the Second Amendment, the world champion pumpkin chucking gun for several years running. Last that Father Orthoduck read they had not yet reached the one mile mark in chucking that pumpkin, but […]
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 […]
Fr. Orthohippo runs 4 July contest
My friend Father Orthohippo is running a 4th of July contest. He asked me to reproduce it below. I have disabled comments on this post because it does no good to post your answer here. You have to click on his name, at the beginning of this paragraph, and go to the website to enter the […]
On designing your own religion
Father Orthoduck was quite amused to have the comic above published on the same day as the latest commentary by Terry Mattingly on church trends. In his blog he comments: Today’s megachurches offer members new options. Grandmother may attend a service with hymns or — as Baby Boomers turn 60something — folk music or soft […]
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