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On the reality of this world

6 October 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto 4 Comments

Responding to a post by another Christian, I posted the reply below. See what you think of it. The original post had to do with a couple who went into missions based on a “faith call” and ended up nearly destroyed. My wife and I were missionaries. We saw crashes; we saw successes; we ourselves […]

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Clergy meeting demotivator

5 October 2010 · by  3 Comments

So as not to possibly cause problems to someone else, Father Orthoduck will not mention from where he got the demotivator above. Sadly, as Father Orthoduck was trying to think of some witty comments to go with the poster above, he could think of none. Then Father Orthoduck thought he would go through the history […]

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Pastoral errors

4 October 2010 · by  5 Comments

This comic reminds Father Orthoduck of some errors that he has made in his time. Fortunately, none of the errors have been of lasting damage, though some have certainly been embarrassing. There was the time when Father Orthoduck baptized a baby using the wrong name. Afterwards, the worried mother wondered whether she needed to legally […]

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But it’s on the web!

3 October 2010 · by  1 Comment

Father Orthoduck keeps receiving e-mails, some of several megabytes which all swear that something is true. They either repeat a story or they will even send a video to back up the point that is being made. We know, of course, that a picture is worth a thousand words, therefore if there is a video […]

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Apology to Guatemala

2 October 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

A news report being broadcast on all major networks: Washington  — The United States apologized Friday for a 1946-1948 research study in which people in Guatemala were intentionally infected with sexually transmitted diseases. A statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called the action “reprehensible.” […]

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Research fund-raising and false explanations

1 October 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

The cartoon above gives what is one of the more popular views of research fund-raising. It is often seeing as a self-perpetuating attempt to keep money flowing rather than an enterprise oriented towards finding new knowledge. That is all too often true nowadays, but it was not always so. Frankly, we are a great part […]

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When reality contradicts memory

30 September 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto 4 Comments

Maybe it is my imagination, but lately I am seeing more and more cartoons with this type of theme. They are worried about the amount of time that our children spend indoors and the amount of time that they spend playing a game for entertainment or texting. More than one of the cartoons has the […]

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Your sins can come back to pay you a visit

29 September 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto 6 Comments

I have often jokingly told couples who are thinking of marriage that someday in the future, their sins will catch up to them when they have teenagers, particularly if they are daughters. I have also jokingly said that the reason that fathers, in particular, say so many “no’s” to their daughters and are so suspicious […]

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Tight shoes, Good Samaritan, and Roman Catholics

28 September 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

Do you remember what Our Lord Jesus said to the Samaritan Woman when they had their discussion about worship? “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus declared, “Believe me, […]

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The Pope’s Westminster Hall Address

27 September 2010 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Recently Pope Benedict XVI visited England. While there he addressed a rather large gathering of both religious and secular leaders at Westminster Hall. The leaders were from religion, politics, and academia. You can both watch and read his address here. What he said is important enough that I am going to pre-empt my next posting […]

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