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 […]
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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 […]
Preaching toddler on Youtube
Fr. Orthoduck saw this video on Youtube recently and wanted to make a few comments on it. Fr. Orthoduck likes human toddlers, he really does! They remind me of the ducklings to which my hen and I gave birth. And this is a particularly cute looking toddler. Nevertheless, Fr. Orthoduck takes a very dim view of using your […]
Knights of St. John Hospitaller
I have two photographs for you. Russian Metropolitan with Knights of St. John Hospitaller This first one is rather obvious. It is a Russian metropolitan (notice the white miter) wearing a Cross of Malta prominently surrounded by Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem. In history, they have also been known as the Sovereign Military […]
Of platypuses and doctrine-mixing Christians
In one of his first comments, Fr. Orthoduckâ„¢ spoke about various “ducky” Christians he knew and said: But, I must admit that none of us is quite sure what to do about those who have so absorbed various ducktrines from various groups that they are no longer ducks but have become duck-billed platypuses. But this is a challange […]
Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?
One of the events that Hollywood portrays periodically is the deathbead conversion. You know what I am talking about. The character has been resistant to whatever. But, then, a deathbed experience–which they may or may not survive–changes the mind of the person. Somehow, as they are about to die, a sudden clarity comes to their […]
God and reverse psychology
The Onion, a satirical Christian news magazine, reports on their Onion Radio News broadcast about a man Randall Devoraux who tried to use reverse psychology on God in his prayers. But the word from The Onion is that they were neither fooled nor impressed by Randall’s attempt to fool God. While this duck is not privy to the […]
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