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Preaching toddler on Youtube

Fr. Orthoduck saw this video on Youtube recently and wanted to make a few comments on it. Fr. Orthoduck likes human toddlers, he really does! They remind me of the ducklings to which my hen and I gave birth. And this is a particularly cute looking toddler. Nevertheless, Fr. Orthoduck takes a very dim view of using your ducklings in the way in which these humans have used this toddler. So... [Read more]

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Knights of St. John Hospitaller

I have two photographs for you. Russian Metropolitan with Knights of St. John Hospitaller This first one is rather obvious. It is a Russian metropolitan (notice the white miter) wearing a Cross of Malta prominently surrounded by Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem. In history, they have also been known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of... [Read more]

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Of platypuses and doctrine-mixing Christians

Duck-billed platypus In one of his first comments, Fr. Orthoduckâ„¢ spoke about various “ducky” Christians he knew and said: But, I must admit that none of us is quite sure what to do about those who have so absorbed various ducktrines from various groups that they are no longer ducks but have become duck-billed platypuses. But this is a challange we also face ourselves... [Read more]

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Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?

One of the events that Hollywood portrays periodically is the deathbead conversion. You know what I am talking about. The character has been resistant to whatever. But, then, a deathbed experience–which they may or may not survive–changes the mind of the person. Somehow, as they are about to die, a sudden clarity comes to their mind and they repent of their wrong belief and switch to the... [Read more]

God and reverse psychology

The Onion, a satirical Christian news magazine, reports on their Onion Radio News broadcast about a man Randall Devoraux who tried to use reverse psychology on God in his prayers. But the word from The Onion is that they were neither fooled nor impressed by Randall’s attempt to fool God. While this duck is not privy to the content of Randall’s prayer, I can just about imagine it.... [Read more]

Introducing Fr. Orthoduck

There will be a new “character” on this blog, Fr. Orthoduckâ„¢. Who is Fr. Orthoduckâ„¢? Sometimes Fr. Orthoduckâ„¢ will be my alter ego. He will be less well-behaved version of myself when he is in that role. He will tackle those subjects that are a little controversial or perhaps those subject about which I wish to “rant” without confusing those who come to this... [Read more]

The treatment of illegal Latinos

A new report  about Latinos illegaly living in the USA came out today that says in part: They are routinely cheated out of their earnings and denied basic health and safety protections. They are regularly subjected to racial profiling and harassment by law enforcement. They are victimized by criminals who know they are reluctant to report attacks. And they are frequently forced to prove themselves... [Read more]

Torture and religious politics

Recently, the first of the memorandums on interrogation techniques were released. They make difficult reading. In fact, in language that is every bit the equal of the clinical language found in files from both the old Soviet Union and the WWII German archives, they describe in detail the painful techniques used to break a person down. No, not simply psychological techniques, but techniques that are... [Read more]

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Surgery postponed

Well, unexpectedly, the anesthesiologist postponed my surgery late yesterday. He said he did not like the way that my EKG looked, so I have to go to a cardiologist on Wednesday. Will keep you updated. trademarks Read More →

Did CS Lewis go to heaven?

“Did CS Lewis go to heaven?” is the title of a provocative monograph published back in 2003. You can read it here. Its provocative conclusion is: So we ask again: Did C. S. Lewis go to Heaven? And our answer must be: Not if he believed what he wrote in his books and letters. To say that I disagree with paper would be an understatement. However, this paper does make it plain that the true... [Read more]

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