The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
What do you call a group of Orthodox fiction writers? Are they a gaggle? Are they a herd? Are they a zeal? Are they a flock? ("Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore!'") Are they a colony? Are they a tribe? Maybe they are even a pod? Well, whatever they are, … [Continue reading]
Father Orthoduck is happy to announce the winner of the 2009 Pluto award. The book is written by a Christian author. If you click on the image, it will take you to the author's blog, should you be interested in reading the book. … [Continue reading]
Father Orthoduck is pleased that yet another Christian author has written in. And, this fantasy author is a fellow Antiochian Orthodox! Even better, at the end of the book, which is a novella, there is a chapter by the author explaining how his … [Continue reading]
"You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all … [Continue reading]
In yesterday's post, I began to talk about the idea of thinking Christianly. There is, of course, a philosophical component to that, but that is not all that I was talking about. Nevertheless, do let me make a comment on philosophy and thinking … [Continue reading]
Quoting another news organization, Fox Nation reports the following bit of good news. There were only three deaths in Iraq in December among the military, and none of them were combat related. YAY! No U.S. Combat Deaths in Iraq This … [Continue reading]
Those of you who read this blog know that some of my favorite modern authors are G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis. There is a reason why they are some of my favorites. All three of them majored in the concept of thinking Christianly. … [Continue reading]
It seems as though I have unwittingly uncovered a subject too long left not discussed, that of Christian authors who do not fit into the mold of the CBA or the ECPA. Lately the blog has ranged from vampire chick-lit for teenagers to furry tales to, … [Continue reading]
For those of you wondering about furry comics and what they are, below is the title page of an online furry comic which attempts to present the Bram Stoker Dracula tale as a furry comic. You might find this to be quite interesting. No, this is not a … [Continue reading]
The unexpected discussion on vampire tales has now morphed into a discussion on publishing issues in the Christian world, as you can see from some of the comments on my previous posts. This brings up the question of what is the purpose of a Christian … [Continue reading]
