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Orthodox books that will never be written
Every so often Father Orthoduck thinks about books that he could write. Below are some of the titles that have come to mind. Orthodox beards: their care and upkeep Swinging the wild censer -- synchronized censer swinging for the rhythm … [Continue reading]
On prison and Christian thought
Recently someone posted the note below on my post regarding prison and recidivism. However, I forgot to answer it, so here it is in full: Great post. Would that we all would take chances on those in prison. So often we stop after visiting the, … [Continue reading]
Felicitations a la Francaise
Allons, enfants de Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrive; Contrenous de la tyranne, L'etendard sanglant est leve, L'etendard sanglant est leve, Entendezvous, dans les campagnes, Mugir ces feroces soldats? Ils viennent jusque dans nos … [Continue reading]
On the boy who cried wolf (God) once too often
As you look at the cartoon above, realize that this is the point to which some of our televangelists have brought us. Some of them have the attitude that the Holy Spirit personally informs them of God's plans. In addition, they cannot resist the … [Continue reading]
The Reformation and popular religiosity
Let me continue on with popular religiosity. The Reformers were reacting against a Church that had gone rogue in some areas. The Radical Reformers (the Anabaptists) reacted so strongly that they threw history away. A fiction was created of a … [Continue reading]
Support Oxfam
Father Orthoduck flies south for the winter. Many years ago, when he flew south to one of the Andean countries, he ran across some British missionaries who told him about Oxfam. What is Oxfam? Well, from their website: Oxfam International is a … [Continue reading]
On us and popular religiosity
When I was a missionary with the Anglican Church, we prided ourselves on having a "rational" faith. Now, rational did not mean that there were no mystical elements to what we believed. Neither did it mean that we had figured out all mysteries. … [Continue reading]
On Thanksgiving and popular religiosity
Well, yesterday Father Orthoduckâ„¢ gave a real-life example of the negative side of popular religiosity, that is, he showed how our popular religiosity with regards to ex-cons actually contradicts and goes against both our official religiosity and … [Continue reading]
On recidivism and our responsibility
Father Orthoduck recently received a note in which a person commented on the problems that an ex-con faces, and there is significant truth in what that person said. The problem is an offshoot of the popular religiosity subject which Fr. Obregón is … [Continue reading]
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