I went to a presentation this mid-day that left me quite surprised. I live in Brevard County, Florida. We have the third largest population of homeless veterans in the country. The largest population of homeless veterans is found in San Diego, the … [Continue reading]
The customer is not always right!
There are days when I feel like an old curmudgeon. This is one of them.When did we decide that the customer is always right? And, have we ever considered what it has done to us and what it says to us about how we consider people who serve us and what … [Continue reading]
The Transfiguration
As we look at the Transfiguration, we often tend to look only at certain parts of the event. We see our Lord Jesus Christ, the fulfillment of the Old Testament, the Apostle of the Church, the High Priest of the New Covenant, and many other titles … [Continue reading]
House prices
Nationally, the average price of a house in any given area is about 4 to 5 times the average income of that area. If the average goes higher than that, then the houses start pricing themselves out of the range that can be bought by the average person … [Continue reading]
Se habla español
A veces no entiendo la antipatÃa que algunos en este paÃs muestran en contra el hablar español en público. Sé que una vez recién tuve la experiencia, en un empleo seglar, de estar hablando en castellano con una obrera de otra sección. … [Continue reading]
Hummus recipe
Just in time for fasting season, follow this link to an easy-to-make Hummus recipe by Fr. Peter-Michael Preble. If you enjoy it, leave a comment on his blog please. … [Continue reading]
Guayabera Clergy shirt
The Almy company (http://www.almy.com/) makes what they call a Panama shirt. I would call it a guayabera (as would a Phillipine). Unless I remember wrongly, the difference between a Panama shirt and a Guayabera is that the Guayabera has two lower … [Continue reading]
Fasting for the Dormition
What we call fasting among the Orthodox is called abstinence among Protestants. Abstinence is the abstaining from certain foods, which is what we do during our fasting periods. Fasting, for Protestants, is not only abstaining, but going the next step … [Continue reading]
Christian Music to World of Warcraft
So, here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdqsnGUtQV8 is a link to a YouTube video. It features the song Rebirthing by a Christian group named Skillet, but the video is done using World of Warcraft characters. Quite a creative way for Christian teens … [Continue reading]
Archbishop Demetrios’ Keynote Address
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios' Keynote full address to the 39th Biennial Clergy Laity Congress is found at http://www.clergylaity.org/pdf/CLC08-Keynote.pdf.I am quite excited by Archbishop Demetrios' keynote address, particularly when he says, … [Continue reading]
