I have never done a product review before, but I was recently given a product, as a gift, which I have grown to really like. But, the Amazon Kindle 2â„¢ has been a fun product to get to use. The official description is: Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines Lightweight: […]
Archives for April 2009
On the swine flu and Latinos
The Wikipedia has some interesting data under the article on the Black Death that swept Europe in the Middle Ages. It says: Because fourteenth century healers were at a loss to explain the cause, Europeans turned to astrological forces, earthquakes, and the poisoning of wells by Jews as possible reasons for the plague’s emergence. . . […]
Two more desert fathers stories
They said of Abba Macarius the Great that he became, as it is written, a god upon earth, because, just as God protects the world, so Abba Macarius would cover the faults which he saw, as though he did not see them; and those which he heard, as though he did not hear them. ========== […]
A view from the side pew
Fr. Orthoduck has a friend named Fr. Orthohippo. He sent me the submission below, which I am glad to pass on to you. ===================== Fr. Orthohippo MSJ Many orthoducks as well as orthohippos, not to mention almost every other Christian body, have many cradle members. These folk are usually found in their own regular seats at […]
Americans switch faiths early and often
Survey: Americans switch faiths early and often, reasons depend on childhood religion By ERIC GORSKI AP Religion Writer The U.S. is a nation of religious drifters, with about half of adults restlessly switching faith affiliation at least once during their lives, a new survey has found. And the reasons behind all the swapping depend greatly […]
On what the Desert Fathers in yesterday’s post have in common
Adhunt was right, humility was what all those Desert Fathers have in common. But, let me go on and make a couple of more comments. You may need to refer back to yesterday’s post as you read my further comments. Abba Joseph said, “If you will, you can become all flame.” The command to be […]
On Desert Father stories
Desert Father stories tend to belong to a genre of literature called wisdom stories. The purpose of the stories does not tend to be doctrinal, though there are exceptions, but practical. They teach you how to live the Christian life, how to think and behave not only “Christianly” but in a generally ethical manner as […]
What do these Desert Fathers have in common?
Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said to him, “Abba as far as I can, I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and as far as I can, I purify my thoughts. What else can I do?”‘ then the old man stood up […]
On excessive categorization
I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said, “Stop! Don’t do it!†“Why shouldn’t I?†he said. I said, “Well, there’s so much to live for!†He said, “Like what?†I said, “Well, are you religious […]
Why do we use bread and wine?
If you read the controversy in St. John 6, you know of the revulsion that the Jews felt when Jesus told them that they must eat his flesh and drink his blood. However, I found the following description from the Desert Fathers to be even more graphic on our use of bread and wine. This […]
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