One of the persistent charges against God is that he should have been able to design a better system. That is, one of the charges against God is that he must somehow ought to have been able to design a system in which people do not suffer. The arguments over that proposition have gone on [...]
More on pride during Lent
28 March 2011 · by 2 Comments
Well, Father Orthoduck thought that he and Father Ernesto were done posting on pride and Lent. However, the above comic was too good to pass off. As Father Ernesto commented in his previous post, he knows how easy it is for priests to fall into pride. But, the comic above nicely illustrates the false spirituality [...]
The USA, an elementary school schoolyard
26 March 2011 · by 4 Comments
Most of you do not realize that Father Orthoduck is an Adjunct Professor of World Religion at an university in the USA. He finds it very interesting to read the answers that students give to various questions. But, the one below had him laughing quite hard. This is only a partial excerpt from all that [...]
Peta, Pets, and Patristrics
23 March 2011 · by 2 Comments
Father Orthoduck saw the following story on CNN:
PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is calling for a more animal-friendly update to the Bible.
The group is asking translators of the New International Version (NIV) to remove what it calls “speciesist” language and refer to animals as “he” or “she” instead of “it.” …
PETA [...]
Lybia, the USA, and the United Nations
19 March 2011 · by 7 Comments
Just about six hours ago, United Nations approved forces from several countries began punitive attacks on Lybia to force it to obey United Nations resolutions. USA forces are simply one of several countries involved in the attacks. The British Armed Forces actually launched many of the Tomahawks and planes that struck Libya. French and British [...]
Denial of Service attack
19 March 2011 · by Leave a Comment
The server which hosts the OrthoCuban blog apparently suffered a severe Denial of Service account with a DNS failure. So, not only this blog, but anything hosted on that service was down. But, we are back.
Dem bones, dem bones, dem miraculous bones
17 March 2011 · by 1 Comment
Can you point to the Scripture which relates the tale that what was contained in an ossuary brought someone back to life? That was the question with which Father Orthoduck left you all. The answer is found in 2 Kings 13:
Elisha died and was buried. … Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every [...]
Dem bones, dem bones, dem holy relics bones
16 March 2011 · by 2 Comments
OK, It is time for Father Orthoduck to answer the questions from the day before yesterday. Tomorrow, he will make a point with the final answer.
What is an ossuary? “An ossuary is a chest, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. . . . A body is [...]
Dem bones, dem bones, dem ossuary bones
14 March 2011 · by Leave a Comment
As you know, one of Father Orthoduck’s favorite authors is Pithless Thoughts. So, the humorous photograph to the right certainly had Father Orthoduck laughing. But, this brings up the opportunity for me to ask some trivia questions.
What is an ossuary?
How old is the practice of using an ossuary in Judeo-Christian circles?
Are ossuaries still used?
Can you [...]
Wisconsin Democratic craziness
8 March 2011 · by 2 Comments
Father Orthoduck must admit that the current two major parties in the USA sometimes make me want to say, “a pox on both their houses.” The quote below comes from the Huffington Post, an online newspaper that is far enough to the left that they make almost everyone else look conservative:
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin [...]
