Father Greg recently made a comment in response to a person who asked about the “charismatic” experiences that many of us have had. He said: John of the Cross and perhaps others have noted that conversions are often accompanied by extraordinary “consolations” which are transitory. However, sometimes, a person will create problems for themselves by […]
Healthcare and the CIA World Factbook
An objection was made to my quoting the World Health Organization regarding our healthcare system and whether it is the best in the world. Those of you who read the post yesterday will have seen that the WHO ranks our healthcare system as only 37th in the world. The objection was made that the WHO […]
Top world healthcare systems
OK, so it is time to cut to the chase. One of the phrases we hear in the USA is that we have the best healthcare system in the world. But, is that true? Hmm, the answer is, “no.” Let’s look at the rankings of the World Healthcare Organization as to healthcare systems. The WHO […]
On healthcare and the Church
On an earlier post on healthcare, the following line was posted, “The Popes and Patriarchs ought stick to matters of faith and leave economic and healthcare decisions to experts in the field.” This is a classic line that is used whenever the Church’s teachings hit close to home. In fact, exactly the same line has […]
Orthodoxy and the Charismatic Movement
There was much discussion in Eastern Orthodoxy about the Charismatic Movement that began in the USA. Now, I must admit that the term Charismatic Movement is no longer accurate, but it was a once-used term. But, what about Eastern Orthodoxy and Pentecostalism and the Charismatic Movement? Well, the charismatic movement never had a big influence […]
Why do the Orthodox not use instruments in worship? Part 05
Father Orthoduck is happy to present a well-considered answer from another Orthodox reader, Mr. Nathan Speir. He is a chanter at my Orthodox parish, has a Bachelor of Music degree, and is also an instrumental composer. So, he is not against musical instruments, per se, but does consider that instruments do not belong in worship. […]
Why do the Orthodox not use instruments in worship? Part 04
Let me quote from a modern Jewish article on musical worship in the synagogue: . . . Until the nineteenth century, the prevalent modality of Jewish worship through musical expression was through the cantor or hazzan—the prayer leader who would improvise elaborate musical lines within the context of the musical guidelines passed aurally from generation […]
Why do the Orthodox not use instruments in worship? Part 03
Psalm 150 1 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise […]
Why do the Orthodox not use instruments in worship? Part 02
I am happy to say that someone from the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese made a comment on the part 01 post on instruments in worship. This is a very important post because it mentions that the Western Rite Vicariate is allowed to use the organ as part of their worship service. […]
Why do the Orthodox not use instruments in worship? Part 01
As most of you can tell, the server that hosts this blog was down, or at least unreliable, for several hours, so this is getting posted several hours later than normal. We often get asked why the Eastern Orthodox do not use instruments in worship. While it is true that some of the Greek Orthodox […]
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