Yesterday, I attended a very good class by a theologian. There were 8 pastors present, and we represented a variety of backgrounds, from me being the only “liturgical” person, and most definitely the only one calling himself a priest to African Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, independent Pentecostal, Disciples of Christ, etc. The nine of us have formed […]
For kings and all those in authority
“I hope the president-elect does such a great job that I vote for his reelection in four years.” – Tom Hanks, Hollywood actor As many of you know, Tom Hanks is Greek Orthodox. And, many of you may know that he opposed the election of President Donald Trump. In fact, he was enough of a […]
Choices of Evil
I have posted before about the Lesser of Two Evils. In December of 2016, I spoke of the Catholic Doctrine of Double Effect as a better formulation for Christians of the doctrine of the Lesser of Two Evils, in a post called, “Ethics and Expediency.” What most of us do not realize is that, in […]
Fake versus Faulty versus Vetted news
Fake news, Faulty news, Vetted news. What is the difference between the three? The first one is easy. Fake news is just that. It is a news story that is made up. It is not true. But, here is the problem. Fake news are sometimes deliberately written for humor purposes. In other words, there may […]
The foolish things of the world
“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are […]
Father Francis Mulcahy, MASH, and Christianity
Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy died yesterday. He was not a real character. He was a character in MASH a TV series that ran over a decade, and made all of us think about what war was really about, the damage that it does to all involved, and what it means to be a priest […]
Ethics and Expediency
There have always been debates between expediency and ethics. Generally, in America, doing what is expedient is considered the opposite of doing what is ethical. Many, if most times, that is true. But, is it always true? Or, at least, is it ever the lesser of two evils? In the hit TV show “MASH,” whose […]
Moderates and Liberals, please just stop already
I voted for Sen. (ret.) Hillary. I did not vote for her because I liked her, but because the choice to vote for President-elect Trump was not a live choice for me for many reasons. I wanted Sen. Bernie so badly! This post is not about those reasons for my vote. This post is about […]
Published on Dec 15, 2016 Both a Nativity and a ‘Snaketivity’ are going up on the State Capitol, Thursday. The Satanic Temple of Detroit is putting up its controversial display on the same day that Rick Jones, of Grand Ledge, will put up his Nativity. This is the third year in a row the dueling […]
Cubans and their coffee
Cubans love their coffee. They love it so much that a gathering is not truly a friendly gathering unless there is Cuban coffee. In fact, I could even say that a gathering has no true Cubans in it if there is no Cuban coffee. I swear that a Cuban gang member would serve Cuban coffee […]
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