Do you remember what Our Lord Jesus said to the Samaritan Woman when they had their discussion about worship? “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus declared, “Believe me, […]
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The Pope’s Westminster Hall Address
Recently Pope Benedict XVI visited England. While there he addressed a rather large gathering of both religious and secular leaders at Westminster Hall. The leaders were from religion, politics, and academia. You can both watch and read his address here. What he said is important enough that I am going to pre-empt my next posting […]
Do you ever feel just a little old?
OK, I will admit it. I could easily see myself having a conversation of this type. It brings up an interesting story that my wife tells me about a certain member of her family asking why Duran Duran had two first names. Unfortunately, if I were to tell the story she would have to kill […]
Tight shoes, the Good Samaritan, and Our Lord Jesus Christ
It will be helpful to look at the ten northern tribes of Israel, nicknamed the “Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.” As with most nicknames there is some truth and some exaggeration to it. For those of you who may not have heard that nickname before, let me give you a very short summary of a […]
No Western Orthodox Patriarch and tight shoes
There is a most interesting fact that points to a very interesting idea. Do you realize that the Orthodox have never appointed a replacement Patriarch of the West? There are many Eastern Orthodox Churches in the West. There are many Metropolitans in the West. There are various jurisdictions in the West. But, there is no […]
Tight fitting shoes and truth
Yesterday I said: But, this does not answer the deeper question. How do we know what is truth if our perception of truth is influenced by our culture? And, what mechanisms did God put in place to ensure that the truth would indeed be passed on? Right up front, I need to tell you that […]
Tight fitting shoes and Ecumenical Councils
Three days ago, I posted a note on women wearing shoes, for the sake of fashion, that are so badly designed that the women end up with deformed feet. I commented on that post that: Rather, I am making the point of how powerful is the formative power of culture. Most of us do not […]
Quantum mechanics and weird snake oil salesmen
I was very busy yesterday so have yet to be able to continue the comments that I made on shoes and cultures the day before yesterday. Instead, I will leave you with the beginning of an article that many of you might enjoy reading. Alan Boyle writes: Can the weirdness of quantum mechanics make you […]
General Colin Powell (Desert Storm) and illegal immigrants
Father Orthoduck is preempting Father Ernesto for the following important note on a true American hero. General Colin Powell was the Chief of Staff for the USA Armed Forces during Operation Desert Storm. It was the plan that he approved then sent to President Bush that was used by General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. when […]
The power of culture
Do you remember when you first learned in class that there was a period in Chinese history in which many Chinese women had their feet bound from the time they were babies? Multiple theories attempt to explain the origin of foot binding: from the desire to emulate the naturally tiny feet of a favored concubine […]
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