The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Father Orthoduck can remember how surprised he was when then President Richard Nixon made his historic trip to the People's Republic of China in February of 1972. At that time, Father Orthoduck was in the Army and the Viet Nam conflict was still … [Continue reading]
This seemed like a good time to answer some miscellaneous questions from several people. Not all of them are totally serious, but I wanted to "clean up" my inbox. "... Father Orthohippo." What is with you Orthodox blogging priests and having … [Continue reading]
Yesterday I received a note from someone thinking about Orthodoxy. In the note he asked about what it means when so many of us say that in order to become Orthodox you have to be willing to "shift gears" or to "change the way you think" in order to … [Continue reading]
The post below comes from a friend of mine, Father Orthohippo. You may answer his question either here or there. We are long-time friends and read each other's blogs. Despair is becoming much more wide spread here in the north. In St. Clair … [Continue reading]
From the Associated Press yesterday: By RAY HENRY, Associated Press Writer Ray Henry, Associated Press Writer 43 mins ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the … [Continue reading]
The story above is 9 minutes long. But, do watch the interview. Please note that a judge has ruled that it is illegal for the church to feed the poor in its hall. Interestingly enough, the ACLU has offered to help in any legal appeals. Meantime, the … [Continue reading]
The USO (United Service Organizations) was begun in 1941. The USO supplies social, recreational, welfare, and spiritual facilities to members of the armed services. It is congressionally chartered, but is not a government agency, and it subsists on … [Continue reading]
From yesterday's post, Fr. Huw made the following comment: But this only attacks half the problem… if there is a place where our (and I speak in the first person here, on purpose) hypocrisy haunts us most, it’s in our trumpeting of “one right … [Continue reading]
Yesterday I received a comment on an older blog post that said that all the Orthodox that this person had met were hypocrites. Of course, I was at first tempted to answer with either snappy comebacks or with philosophical comebacks or by re-defining … [Continue reading]
