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The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Arturo Rodriguez www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News About three weeks ago, the United Farm Workers launched an interesting initiative, which Father Orthoduck is glad to support. The video above is from the 8 July Colbert Report. It had to do with illegal […]
After the Talmud posting on child-rearing, I was doing some research into child-raising. I found the following quote. I should warn those who are easily shocked that it is a tough quote. Infant abandonment was also a fairly common phenomenon in early modern Europe. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the typical foundling (enfant trouvé, […]
I must admit that the Geico advert above has been my favorite one so far. I thought of it today when I was talking with a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. This person has been part of AA for over two decades, and has not “slipped” for years. As we were talking, s/he commented that s/he […]
Due to a blog post on another site, I did some research on what the Talmud said on the raising of children. Why did I do that? Because too many people today will quote Scriptures like, “spare the rod and spoil the child,” and will insist that this means that the godly thing to do […]
The Episcopal Assembly of all Orthodox bishops in North America was held back in May. Both before and after the event, bloggers of various types have been busy condemning the event. The charges of Greek takeover are rampant. For instance, one blogger states: Underlying this article is the equation of the “Greek Orthodox Church” in […]
The Gospels are silent about Jesus’ childhood. I agree with those who say that the emphasis by the Gospel writers was on the Incarnation, the Ministry, and the Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ. With the exception of the Lukan story of a 12 year old Jesus at the Temple, no stories […]
I got quite a laugh when I looked at the cartoon above. It reminded me of being a college student. For any of you who are old enough, this is the time to start humming Those Were the Days My Friends to yourself. Once upon a time there was a tavern Where we used to […]
By popular demand from Father Ernesto’s blog on kitsch, here is the ever-popular “Plastic Jesus” from 1972. On a more serious note, this is the danger of Christian kitsch. But, Father Orthoduck will probably be forced to go to confession by Father Ernesto after posting this song.
So often we lack any sense of historical perspective in America. We love to use the saying about he who does not know history is doomed to repeat it. Then we promptly go out and make a mistake that could have been avoided with just a little knowledge of history. You see, the typical American […]
