From the European Institute of Protestant Studies comes this excellent summary of how the theological and philosophical differences grew between Orthodoxy and the West. Surprisingly, this excellent summary is by a pastor whom I consider to be a radical on many theological issues. But, his writing on this topic is quite good. But after about 400 […]
Archives for November 2010
Seven characteristics of Orthodox Christianity
The following article comes from the website of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. It does a good job of expressing what we believe. Seven Characteristics of Orthodox Christian Spirituality 1. TRINITARIAN: I believe in one God, the Father All mighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; and in one […]
I spoke with Santa Claus yesterday, but it’s a secret
I spoke with Santa Claus yesterday at the VA Medical Center in Birmingham AL, but it’s a secret! Well, not really if I am telling you. But, let me tell you the story. I was walking through the halls at the Medical Center, and saw this man who could easily have passed for Santa Claus. […]
Buy this Orthodixie CD audio
Okay, I want to recommend an audio CD to you. It is the audio version of a book by Fr. Joseph Huneycutt. Let me say that anything published by Fr. Joseph is worth reading. In fact, I highly recommend anything written by Fr. Joseph, any podcast by Fr. Joseph, etc. So, here is the listing […]
Spanish Nativity troparion
Gracias a un blogger compañero, incluyo este video de un tropario navideño. Las palabras del tropario sigen. Thanks to a fellow blogger called OrthoCath, I include this video of a Nativity troparion in Spanish. Following are the words of the troparion. ¡Belén, prepárate que ya, ha sido abierto el Edén! ¡Que te dispongas, Éfrata: porque […]
Sometimes you get what you want and you don’t like it
Over the last three to four years, but most especially the last couple of years, there has been an outcry in this country to both increase security and to resolve the financial problems of this country. Lately, I have read both a story and seen reports that make me sigh. As expected, people are quite […]
On building an Orthodox Advent wreath
Father Orthoduck must apologize. While he wrote about there being Orthodox Advent wreaths and Orthodox Advent calendars available, he was only half right. There are commercial Orthodox Advent calendars available. However, it appears that one must build one’s own Orthodox Advent wreath. Nevertheless, there are directions on multiple sites on how to build one. The […]
Pope and thurible
Continuing a week of posting oddities, here is a short video of the Pope filling the largest thurible in the world, the one at Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Now one may wonder, given Father Orthoduck’s postings about odd accidents lately, whether there have even been accidents with this thurible, and the answer is, “yes.” […]
Maybe Father Orthoduck’s fire was not as bad as he thought
On Monday, Father Orthoduck published about the small fire that he started accidentally at the church on Sunday. However, the video above demonstrates that far worse mistakes are made by well-meaning people. This happened earlier today in Springfield, Ohio, USA. “Oh no.” Those were some of the last words heard before shouts to get back […]
Can a coffee be mystical?
Father Orthoduck must admit that having a cup of coffee in the morning after one wakes up can be a bit of a mystical experience. Sitting with a cup of coffee at the computer while reading the morning e-mails or sitting at the table just relaxing in the morning and trying to come to full […]
