There has been much ado about the fact that Lois Lerner has refused to resign. Who is Lois Lerner? Well, she is the IRS official who headed the unit in Cincinnati that excessively investigated any group that had “Tea Party” or any of several other … [Continue reading]
Tornadoes and silence
I read a very good blog post on Internetmonk today about the Oklahoma tornadoes. You can find it here. What struck me about the post was a quote from the Book of Job that is found toward the middle of the post: Now when Job’s three friends heard … [Continue reading]
Can we do good?
In a sermon earlier today Pope Francis preached: “They complain,” the Pope said in his homily, because they say, “If he is not one of us, he cannot do good. If he is not of our party, he cannot do good.” And Jesus corrects them: “Do not hinder … [Continue reading]
The VA and Run for the Wall
Today the "Run for the Wall" arrived at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL. As you can see from the photograph, I was there. Standing next to me was my boss, a retired Lt. Col. (nicknamed a "Light Colonel"). We had a chance to talk. I … [Continue reading]
NBA Playoffs 2013
Well, I will just comment that I am old enough to remember when the team that won the post-season playoffs on a regular basis was Chicago. In fact, I can even remember the Los Angeles Lakers being the team to beat. And then there were the Celtics … [Continue reading]
Pope Francis and the “cult of money”
Here is a quote from the AP concerning a talk that Pope Francis gave recently: VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into … [Continue reading]
Geek goodness is a singing astronaut
My geeky juices are flowing at watching this video. And, what do you know? The astronaut even has a good singing voice. So, this is a good time to remind you that Doxacon, (where Faith and Truth meet Science Fiction and Fantasy) the Orthodox "geek" … [Continue reading]
The IRS wants you — to behave
I have no long comment to make about the IRS. The comments are certainly being made by every news organization. What I find interesting are the groups from the other side that are now coming out and saying that they, too, believe that they have been … [Continue reading]
Stick & Stones … Words will never hurt me.
As a priest, I hear confessions. In fact, I hear confessions all the time, not simply when I am officiating the formal Sacrament. But, many times when people think that they are confessing to God, they are really telling me of an event in their lives … [Continue reading]
Jodi Arias and forgiveness
As many of you know, Jodi Arias was found guilty of first-degree murder today in Arizona. No, I do not want to write about the crime or about the trial or about the verdict. I want to write about the aftermath. I came home from work and turned on … [Continue reading]
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