Sixty-five years ago today, on 6 June 1944 at 06:30 am British Double Summer Time, Allied troops composed of American, Canadian, Free French, Norwegian, Polish, and United Kingdom soldiers and sailors began the landings associated with the Operation … [Continue reading]
On cultural blinders
My mammal friend, Father Orthohippo is beginning a series on cultural blinders that looks most promising. It starts to put a human face on this whole issue of culture and how we interpret the things we see, the things we experience. I would recommend … [Continue reading]
Eastern Christian New Media Awards voting
Hey all, the Eastern Christian New Media Awards voting is taking place. This blog has been nominated in two categories. Please go to http://ecawards.blogspot.com/ and vote! I would certainly appreciate your votes. BTW, voting closes on June 8th, … [Continue reading]
Translations and cultural leanings
It is well know in missiology that what makes translating the Bible so hard are a couple of factors. One is that the language to which one is translating the Bible may not even have a word to translate the word in Scripture. So, one is forced to use … [Continue reading]
President Obama’s speech in Cairo
Whether or not you agree with President Obama, it is important as citizens of the USA that we watch this speech and evaluate it. Some of us may fully support it. Some of us may be against various parts of it. Some of us may consider it a stunning … [Continue reading]
The Verb made flesh
We all know that the New Testament was written mostly in Greek, with a little Aramaic. Hmm, well unless Matthew was originally written in Hebrew, as Pappas says, in which case the Matthew we have is a second version and a translation. However, that … [Continue reading]
Late follow-up on penology
Well, I had thought I had left penology behind, but a recent incident in Florida leads me to take one last crack at what we have become as an American culture, and, sadly, as way too many Christians. The story of William Dillon is a nightmare of … [Continue reading]
Consistently pro-death?
Fr. Orthoduck found the comic above to be an interesting commentary on our culture. We argue that we are either pro-choice or pro-life. But, is the reality of our cultural situation that all of us are more pro-death than we ought to be? Please note … [Continue reading]
On celibate priests
I have previously been asked several questions about celibate priests that need some answering in the light of yesterday's post. Some of these are rather "rough" questions. 1. Don't you believe that priests who wish to be celibate should have a … [Continue reading]
Cutie problems
I live in Florida, just three hours from Miami, and I am a Cuban. Which means that I get periodic updates from relatives in Miami on all the latest scandals. And, the latest scandal is an incredibly juicy one. The Rev. Father Alberto Cutie, a Roman … [Continue reading]
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