Now some of you may be thinking that to question the morality of the American Revolution has to be some type of strike against conservative Christians or some attempt to do away with the idea that the USA is a Christian country. But, it may surprise you to know that the question has been raised […]
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The American Revolution — was it moral?
Father Greg and I have both posted on our respective blogs on the issue of just revolution lately. When is a revolution moral by Christian standards? This is very important because the claim of many of us is that the USA has a basic Christian foundation. I think that it is beyond the shadow of […]
On Romans 13 and government
Copied below is a comment from the previous post that I have moved up to be a main post because it brings up several good issues. I have slightly edited it to remove comments that refer to another blogger. The comments are from Fr. Greg, who has his own blog. First, regarding the legitimacy of […]
Haiti and the lack of compassion
Father Orthoduck was going to post a follow-up on the post “A Christian View of Wall Street” from a several days ago. However, some news came out yesterday that has him fuming. What news? New York, January 30 — The United States military has stopped evacuations of critically ill patients from Haiti to Florida until […]
Hmm am rather busy
Today has been a rather busy day. I will try to post by tonight.
The Imperfect Lady, our Mother, the Church
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be […]
St. John of Kronstadt on confession
Since we are approaching Lent, let’s keep working on the idea of confession, but from a better author than I. How does one prepare oneself for confession? Listed below is one resource from St. John of Kronstadt. As you read it, realize that he has taken a standard confession format, but expanded it widely. He […]
Internetmonk on confession
As we are preparing for Lent, the first thing we should often think about is personal confession. Below is an article from Internetmonk on some self-examination he did. This post was originally published by him in 2008. ==== Some Christians love to talk about the sins of Obama or gays or the mainstream media, but […]
Christian charity–some practical lessons
The below is from Matushka Ann. I do not know who she is. This was sent to me by email, but it rings rather true. ===== How do we give alms? What should we do when we are offended? And more specifically, how can or should we help our monastic institutions, our own parish, our […]
A Christian view about Wall Street
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Jim Wallis www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Have you ever asked yourself whether there is any other Christian view than the viewpoint of the Religious Right? Is there no other option but to say that God completely opposes […]
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