From Fox News today: Taxpayers in an eastern Pennsylvania community are out nearly $400,000 after the school district lost a four-year legal battle over breast cancer awareness bracelets officials deemed offensive. ... Brianna, who was 12 at the … [Continue reading]
Cradles, converts, inquirers, let’s dance!
The video above is of the last night of the Greek Festival in Alabama, right after the night finished. At this point the festival booths have closed, and the band is playing a closing piece or two. The members of the parish and the visitors who are … [Continue reading]
On writing a blog
I have been writing this blog since 2008. Originally, it began as a type of personal journal. I had tried journaling several decades ago. What really happened is that I wrote some interesting claptrap that I decided should never be seen by anyone … [Continue reading]
Modern Christians and low expectations
During the persecution of Diocletian, there was a maid in Spain named Eulalia. She is now a saint, after being tortured to death at the tender age of 12 or 13. She is celebrated in Barcelona and the French have a heroic poem about her. In the poem it … [Continue reading]
Oriental Orthodox liturgical dance
A couple of posts ago, I wrote about how old liturgical dance is. At that time, I had traced at least one strand of it to Spain in either the late 1400’s or early 1500’s. But, since that post, one of the readers of this blog pointed out to me what I … [Continue reading]
Sigh, moderates are hard to find
You may have read that Senator Ted Cruz was booed off the stage at the In Defense of Christians conference. What makes it really bad is that people from differing viewpoints were deliberately invited to that conference. What could have been a speech … [Continue reading]
Saint Raphael on The Episcopal Church
I found the letter below on the Orthodox History website. I can remember going to Nashotah House (an Episcopal seminary) and seeing a photograph of St. Tikhon with various Episcopal bishops. At the seminary I was told that this was proof of the … [Continue reading]
A letter to one who asked questions
Recently, I received a question through the e-mail from one who had become Orthodox. I have made sure that neither his name nor his place of residence is mentioned. My answer to him is below. I have edited it mildly to make it read better. … [Continue reading]
Babyboomers, we so do not have a legacy
We are currently enduring the worst Congress in American history and it's packed full of Baby Boomers who are no better at compromising than a 3-year old on methamphetamines, and comprehend internet privacy and drone laws just as well. So the Baby … [Continue reading]
Love, discipline, Romeo, Juliet
Where are these enemies? Capulet, Montague? See what a scourge is laid upon your hate that heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! … Whiles Verona by that name is known there shall no figure at such rate be set as that of true and faithful … [Continue reading]
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