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American Orthodoxy and church names

Father Orthoduck was interested to read the report below from Father Orthohippo: [EDIT ON 07 FEBRUARY: The report appears to be a summary of a post on Orthodox History. org which you can find if you click here.] The naming of Orthodox parishes, and their Patrons, in the U.S.A. is much more varied than those of Catholic parishes. Much of the difference is due to varied immigration patterns. Theotokos,... [Read more]

Go to confession during Lent

Father Orthoduck wishes to remind all of us, but particularly the Orthodox and Roman Catholics among the readers of this blog, that the examination of our sins during Lent should lead us to our Lenten confession. This is a very salutatory practice which can lead us to a greater spiritual understanding of our salvation during this upcoming period of time. And if not . . . SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title:... [Read more]

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Airline boarding process rant

Seldom have bureaucrats managed to so unite Democrats and Republicans, liberals, moderates, conservatives, libertarians, and anarchists. In fact, they have united more factions than Father Orthoduck even knew existed in the United States of America, the Minor Islands, Guam, and other possessions. Over what subject have these men and women of the desk so managed to unite our divided and fractious nation?... [Read more]

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Christian vampire stories

Every time Father Orthoduck thinks that the subject of vampires has gone the route, something else will come up that he thinks is worth mentioning. In this case, author Sue Dent has written in and verified that her tales not only truly reflect a Christian mindset, but even have been good enough to become finalists for a couple of different awards. One of the problems that parents have is how to deal... [Read more]

Vampires and Protestant theology

Father Orthoduck is as surprised as Father Ernesto, but following is a continuation on previous vampire posts. The original Bram Stoker tale on Dracula was widely based on Roman Catholic theology. The reason Holy Water worked is because once it is blessed by a priest, it becomes a water that lives in two worlds. It is water from this world, but it has been set aside by God and is powerful for blessing... [Read more]

Bram Stoker and vampire executions

Father Ernesto has turned over the vampire posts to me, Father Orthoduck. He was reading one of the recent set of comments from a previous post that sparked a thought in his mind. The posts were two descriptions of the post-mortems of two people in the book, Dracula. However, the deaths and the established reactions of the vampires brought an interesting thought to the mind of Father Orthoduck. But,... [Read more]

Calvin is freed!

And, because of the Incarnation, Life, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord, we, too, have been ransomed. Christ’s coming to Earth began the victory march that eventually overthrew the gates of hell and won the victory over Satan. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed... [Read more]

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Tell it again, Sam, uhm, Pete, uhm, whomever

The slightly grubby man–rarely, if ever, a woman–comes up to you with the story above. And, you have heard it before more than once. It is one of the oldest stories used by panhandlers. It is repeated over and over because it is one of the more successful stories. In fact, Father Orthoduck has heard the exact same story in Spanish in Peru in the southern Andean mountains! Father Orthoduck... [Read more]

Rubrics for gunfire in the Mass

Father Orthoduck is happy to reprint the following from Fr. Z’s blog. It is not the entire article. You will need to go there in order to read it, but it is quite a bit of the post. Enjoy the humor! From a reader: I have a question for you. Suppose during a EF Mass, a gunman or threatening person enters the church, and opens fire. What can be done within the rubrics to protect the Blessed Sacrament,... [Read more]

Wonderful news and some humor

Our oldest daughter has given birth to her first child, a daughter, Rachel. She was born weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 20 inches long. Rachel is our third grandchild. Of course, we have been on the telephone a lot, and generally celebrating. So much for Nixon, China, and economics by Father Orthoduck. Meanwhile, Father Ernesto (that’s me) wishes to leave you with the YouTube video below courtesy... [Read more]