Today Pakistan buries murdered Christian government minister Shahbaz Bhatti. The BBC covers it this way: The funeral is being held amid tight security in Pakistan of murdered minorities minister Shahbaz Bhatti. Mr Bhatti, a Christian, was shot … [Continue reading]
Hmm, what are we supposed to do again?
Father Orthoduck finds it amazing how many people believe the above trite statement. They come in two varieties. One variety is the ever so naive, and usually slightly kooky, person who talks on about crystals, pyramids, and convergence. We all have … [Continue reading]
Vatican plea for change in outlook on the Theotokos
The following quote comes from the UK's Daily Mail, online edition: ... The official newspaper of the Holy See has declared it is time to undo four centuries of church disapproval of traditional representations of Mary as an earthy, fleshy … [Continue reading]
Gene that makes you believe religion
e As you may remember, about three to four years ago there came out the news that scientists had found a gene that impulses you towards "religious" experiences. This followed an earlier story that scientists had found an area of the brain that … [Continue reading]
Statement by Met. Jonah on his Lenten retreat
The video below will only be of interest, really, to those who are in the OCA or to those who have heard some inaccurate rumors lately about Metropolitan Jonah. This video will help to correct those rumors. His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH … [Continue reading]
Sometimes you just cannot make it up!
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 … [Continue reading]
Wishful thinking
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 … [Continue reading]
The primordial sin
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 … [Continue reading]
Wisconsin and benefits
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 … [Continue reading]
O Wisconsin, O Wisconsin, you certainly badger all
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 … [Continue reading]
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