CNN posted today an article that is well worth reading. Titled “The dangerous morality behind the ‘Open It Up’ movement. You can find it by clicking here. You should read that article before reading this post. “One answer to that question — letting a minority suffer so that the majority may benefit — is known […]
On Pascha’s (Easter’s) true meaning
With an apology, I am simply going to quote a long passage from Orthocath, date unknown. It has to do with the Pascha Liturgy celebrated by the survivors of Dachau in 1945 after they had been freed by American soldiers. It is wise for us to remember that Pascha (Easter) has not always been celebrated […]
Holy Week in Quarantine
This has been an incredibly unusual Holy Week. It has engendered any of various emotions within me. On the one hand, over the last few weeks, I have learned that I am neither a full extrovert nor a full introvert. I knew that I was not a full extrovert. However, the past several weeks of […]
On coronavirus and the Lordship of Christ
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it […]
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs
The USA Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate just passed a coronavirus stimulus bill, which has already been signed by President Trump. Regardless of which political stance you take, the bill has various items that could easily be labeled as pork. Notice my careful wording. I say could easily be labeled as […]
The Annunciation and The Lord of the Rings
Today is the beginning of our salvation, and the manifestation of the mystery from the ages; for the Son of God becometh the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel proclaimeth grace. Wherefore, do we shout with him to the Theotokos: Hail, O full of grace! The Lord is with thee. Troparion of the Annunciation from […]
On Congressional bills and negotiations
“Asked on Tuesday evening why negotiators appeared to be having such a hard time closing out the deal, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who has served as a point person for the administration in the talks, responded, ‘Who says we are having a hard time? It’s just a complicated deal. We go through a lot of […]
On Freedom of Religion and Quarantine
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic. […] The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will […]
Past epidemics and current attitudes
By the middle of the 6th century, the Emperor Justinian had spread his Byzantine Empire around the rim of the Mediterranean and throughout Europe, laying the groundwork for what he hoped would be a long-lived dynasty. His dreams were shattered when disease-bearing mice from lower Egypt reached the harbor town of Pelusium in AD 540. […]
Unexpected consequences
It has been interesting to watch the development of the response to the virus. At first, a significant minority of people derided the initial warnings about the virus and the recommended responses. One need only watch saved news clips to see both major news and political figures deriding the findings and recommendations of health professionals. […]
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