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We have all had the experience of reading something in the newspapers and commenting to ourselves that if this were written by Hollywood, we would call this a far-out plot. But, this is a real story from the great State of Arizona, and it appears hard to believe, but, yes, it really happened: An Arizona […]
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Of old, First Ladies often undertook “tasks” that were, uhm, somewhat less than major policy events. For instance, President Lyndon Johnson’s wife (Lady Bird) took on the beautification of America by pushing for the removal of billboards from the side of interstates and many other roads. For those of you old enough, you may remember […]
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 […]
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 […]
Father Orthoduck has been trying to avoid the Wisconsin controversy, but he cannot avoid it any longer. The governor of Wisconsin is following standard supply-side economics thinking. Now that it has not succeeded, just like it has not succeeded before, he has decided that the blame is on the teachers. But, what are the facts […]
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 […]
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 […]
It has been a while since Father Orthoduck posted an image from one of my favorite bloggers, Pithless Thoughts. He has again ended up leaving Father Orthoduck helplessly gasping with laughter. Like Paul Revere, let Father Orthoduck shout, “Lent is coming; Lent is coming!” Yes, this is the season that so many people dread. Meat […]
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 […]
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 […]
