The drawing above is for a graphic novel. It reminds me yet again not to take things for granted. We often assume that the most dangerous creature is the one who looks most dangerous. In reality, that is a true statement, most of the time. But, it does not account for any other attributes that […]

The Non-Orthodox What about people who are not Orthodox? It is always a pity when people who claim to be Orthodox make judgments against fellow Christians. In the tradition of Orthodoxy, wherever we find beauty and truth, it is of God, and it is our calling, as Orthodox Christians, to rejoice when we see others have […]

Every year, in many churches there is a Christmas pageant. If we are honest, the singing is often questionable, and we get more fun out of spotting the odd happenings than we get out of the singing and acting. And, yet, those of us who are parents [or grandparents] often end up with tears in […]

“He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truth without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time […]

===Unfortunately, for this third part, I have not been able to strip the paper of references that are specific to the course. So, there will be one or two areas that will not be fully clear because they refer to course textbooks or experiences.=== For the Chaplain, the ontological reality of our being created in […]

The Eastern Orthodox begin all their theology with the Holy Trinity. But, it is not a scholastic conception of God with which they begin but with God as Trinity, God as Community, a more personalistic understanding. It is in the Holy Trinity and its interrelationships that the measuring rule is found for the Chaplain who […]