The following quote comes from the UK’s Daily Mail, online edition: … The official newspaper of the Holy See has declared it is time to undo four centuries of church disapproval of traditional representations of Mary as an earthy, fleshy mother doting on her newborn son. … The latest edition of L’Osservatore Romano ran two […]
Statement by Met. Jonah on his Lenten retreat
The video below will only be of interest, really, to those who are in the OCA or to those who have heard some inaccurate rumors lately about Metropolitan Jonah. This video will help to correct those rumors. His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH Addresses the Faithful of the Archdiocese of Washington from Archdiocese of Washington on Vimeo.
The primordial sin
I had the opportunity of hearing Father Thomas Hopko speak. He quoted a young seminary student, who is now Metropolitan Jonah of the OCA, who he said wrote a most felicitous phrase in one of his papers. I doubt I can fully quote it correctly, but he said that the phrase was that the primordial […]
Wisconsin and benefits
After yesterday’s post, I received the following comment: The average total compensation for a Wisconsin teacher in 2010 was $75,587. (Source. Yes, it’s a biased source, but the raw data it drew from is here.) This is a very fair comment, but one that needs to be examined. Most people are not aware of what they […]
Lenten attitude adjustment
A big thank you goes out to M. Thomas for posting a comment on this on her Facebook wall. Let me begin by quoting from an article in the National Catholic Register. I will only quote parts, the full post is well worth reading: I love chant. I love vaulted ceilings. I love stained glass […]
Let’s be cautious how we handle Lent
Below are a couple of sayings from the Desert Fathers as collected by the Coptic Church: Once two brothers came to a certain old man. It was his custom not to eat every day but when he saw them he received them joyfully and said, “A fast has its own reward, but he who eats […]
Interesting world now
We are in an interesting period in the world right now. In Egypt, there are still demonstrations going on asking for freedom. In Tunisia, a new government is being set up. In Bahrain, protesters are getting shot every day now. In Lybia the news are blocked, even from our busybody networks, but what little news […]
The center of Orthodox piety
I have been thinking about Orthodox basics lately. My mind has roamed from liturgics through catechism through living out the Orthodox Christian life in a practical way (orthopraxy) through Holy Scripture, the Ecumenical Councils, and Holy Tradition (orthodoxy). In fact, I began to realize that my mind has not really been roaming through basics as […]
Various trivia
I am on a trip, so let me put down some quick trivia for you. How did Dr. Watson meet Sherlock Holmes? In what city, town or village? How was Dr. Watson wounded? In what war? What knowledge did Sherlock Holmes tell Dr. Watson that he would try to forget. Why? How much did Dr. […]
Confession in song – Michael W. Smith
Yesterday I wrote about Keith Green, his humility, and his willingness to admit his sin. As the decades passed, new singers arose. But, they arose out of a context in which the Jesus People had basically disappeared, and the Charismatic Movement had become a more accepted part of the various churches. The music became much […]
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