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 […]
Archives for 2009
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 […]
Product review on the Kindle 2
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: […]
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 […]
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