The thing about human-caused tragedies is that in every tragedy there are heroes, the people who step forward and go beyond what is expected of them. They are like the leaven that reminds us that even when humans are at their worst, yet there are … [Continue reading]
Grandchild spoiling
My posting will be sparse from today through this weekend. I am out of town and engaging in the ago-old art of grandchild spoiling. It is a solemn duty that involves too much chocolate, sugar, and unneeded presents. … [Continue reading]
Who is crazier, the inmate or the judge?
Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST Judge: Mich. man can sue store he robbed MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the men. But only if he comes up with … [Continue reading]
Fools for Christ
Before I became Orthodox, I had heard several sermons about someone being foolish in the eyes of the world in order to serve God. The Scripture most often quoted was from Saint Paul: Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be … [Continue reading]
What are your favorite, uhm, sarcastic sayings?
On a post a couple of days ago, people started quoting different slightly sarcastic sayings or "laws." I ended up having enough fun reading them that I thought I would repost them here and ask whether you have some favorite slightly sarcastic … [Continue reading]
An incredibly good question
The note below is from the New York Times, from an opinion blog posted there. A fellow priest noticed this article and posted it on his Facebook page. Father Orthoduck found the question asked in the blog to be quite insightful as well and thought he … [Continue reading]
Is the budgetary glass half-full or half-empty?
Father Orthoduck would like to remind his readers about the glass half-full or glass half-empty saying we have in this culture. It is meant to remind us that sometimes our outlook on a situation can vary depending on our background, etc. It is an old … [Continue reading]
Walmart caskets
Looking to save money on your casket? Well, this Halloween, you can get a great deal on a Wal-Mart casket. Yes, Father Orthoduck would not mislead you. Go to Wal-Mart, where you can buy your very own casket and beat the funeral home rip-off. If … [Continue reading]
Five Types of Christians
Mother Maria Skobtsova, a martyr of the Nazi concentration camps, and an early 20th century intellectual and nun, wrote an insightful essay entitled, “Types of Religious Life.” In it she articulates five ways of being religious: the “synodal,” the … [Continue reading]
We have met the enemy and he is us, part 02
. . . drop themselves into the sea. The final enemy is the one to which we tend to historically pay the least attention, and that is the flesh. And here is the key to what kept the monastics and the Amish from straying into the legalism and the lack … [Continue reading]
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