From the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston: Brethren, We are all shocked with today’s terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon. Once again, evil reared its ugly head and countless of our fellow citizens have been victimized. Our prayers and thoughts are with the victims and their families, as well as our governor, mayor, and police […]
The heresy of God helping those who help themselves
The phrase “God helps those who help themselves” is a popular motto that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative. The phrase originated in ancient Greece, occurring in approximately equivalent form as the moral to one of Aesop’s Fables, Hercules and the Waggoner, and later in the great tragedy authors of ancient Greek drama. Although it has […]
The murder trial that is getting no coverage
A physician is charged with first-degree murder of several infants by snipping their spinal cords after a live birth. He and his staff are also charged with lower murder charges due to the death of two women from faultily administered medication. Both the state and the city appear to have been deficient in health inspections […]
Controversial but a nation changer
The two comics above illustrate the different views that there are of Margaret Thatcher’s memory. Even to the end of her life, political commentators differ on her and her views. I suspect that part of the reason is that theoretically a Margaret Thatcher was not supposed to happen! Margaret Thatcher came along in an era […]
Public Employee Pensions and Social Security
You can go here to read a current study on the state of public employee pensions in various states surveyed, the adjustments that various states have been making, and possible future outcomes. In essentially all cases the predictions are very cautiously optimistic. That is, there are many caveats given at the end of the study. […]
Update on adult stem cell research
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com If you follow the link above, you will go to a very interesting interview on Fox News concerning stem cell research. Let me warn you that the headline is completely misleading, but the actual video interview is well worth the watching. Just remember that the Roman Catholic Church did […]
Eastern Orthodox in favor of school prayer
When all too many people speak of Christian prayer in schools, what they really mean is not prayers by all Christians, but some type of prayer that is fully acceptable only to some Christians. Not surprisingly, those Christians tend to be WASP. When I was young, I attended Roman Catholic parochial school. The school day […]
If you are afraid of organized religion
I have heard more than one Orthodox priest comment that if you are afraid of organized religion then you need to become Eastern Orthodox. If you look at the situation in the USA and most of the world outside the ancient patriarchates, with our multiple jurisdictions and our multiple traditions, there is some significant truth […]
Brief news report about Patriarch and Pope meeting
The following article was published on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Amid the crush of news reports in the past month that followed Pope Benedict’s unprecedented resignation from the papacy, one of the most intriguing was the decision by His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to attend Pope Francis’ installation as Bishop […]
Saint Menas and the Germans in Egypt WWII
A photo from an Athonite monastery. This is Saint Menas chasing Germans out in World War II. The date given for the expulsion by the wall fresco is 1942. I cannot tell for sure whether the angels are carrying swords or guns! Below is a quote from The Army News (Australia) dated 10 November 1942: […]
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