Father Orthoduck grew up in by a quiet pond in the woods, and thus has a particular fondness for people who want to take church kids to camp in the summer. And, camp season is almost here. Some school systems will let out at the end of this month, in some parts of the country. Ah, […]
Archives for May 2009
On Venn diagrams and commonalities
Warning: the forecast calls for continuing rains of philosophical musings today! Yesterday I wrote a strongly theoretical/philosophical discussion of set theory, Venn diagrams, and their application to theology. I had commented that the more sets of beliefs that one adds, the more complex that the diagram would become, to the point where, I think, it would […]
On theology and set theory
Warning strong symbolic logic and philosophical content ahead. We all know that there are areas of commonality and divergence between all who call themselves Christian. The problem comes in how to describe those convergences and divergences. There is no simple way to describe it. All Christians overlap in the area of the First through the […]
But, what about communion in a time of illness?
Yep, sure enough, the question comes up again. But, Father, should we not change our method of giving the Lord’s Body and Blood since the swine flu is going around? That same question came up when the HIV virus was first identified as causing AIDS. It comes up in the USA every time that something […]
2009 Eastern Christian New Media Awards
I was asked to post the announcement below by the moderator of the Eastern Christian New Media Awards. The 2009 Awards Nominations are now open over at the Eastern Christian New Media Awards. I urge you to go over there and look at their site. As you browse through the winners from last year, it will […]
On learning humility
Abba David said, “Abba Arsenius told us the following, as though it referred to someone else, but in fact it referred to himself. An old man was sitting in his cell and a voice came to him which said, ‘Come, and I will show you the works of men.’ He got up and followed. The […]
