A few months ago, the Boy Scouts of America took a vote that caused a split within its ranks. I viewed that with sadness, as I have been a Cub Scout, a Boy Scout, and a District Executive. Out of that split, there was a push to found new … [Continue reading]
No to Young Earth Creationism–Pat Robertson
For far too long, a particular segment of conservative Christianity has been successfully lobbying Christians that the only way to be a Bible-believing Christian is to be a Young Earth Creationist. This has been so strong for several decades that our … [Continue reading]
Wait, you might not know God if you commit sexual abuse?
I posted the poster above because in my experience, this has been what happens to little girls and little boys who speak out about sexual abuse. If an adult speaks out about sexual abuse as a child, they are often told that it is over. Why are you … [Continue reading]
King’s Day 2014
“People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.” – Edmund Burke “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” – John Stuart Mills “Do you hear the people … [Continue reading]
Cravats, gentlemen, and steampunk
For those of you who have a certain attraction to steampunk literature and have wondered how to properly tie a gentleman’s cravat, the above photographs are offered as a gentle incentive to do it correctly. It should be mentioned that the … [Continue reading]
Gobsmacked about Pope Francis
Pope Francis shook up the scandal-plagued Vatican bank on Wednesday, removing four of five cardinals from an oversight body in a break with the clerical financial establishment he inherited from his predecessor. ... The four cardinals were removed … [Continue reading]
The poor and their view of the rich
From Les Misérables: At the end of the day you're another day older And that's all you can say for the life of the poor It's a struggle, it's a war And there's nothing that anyone's giving One more day, standing about, what is it … [Continue reading]
A parent’s prayer
Tonight my wife and I were watching Les Misérables on TV. After we finished crying at the end, we looked up some of the lyrics. One of the lyrics that struck us most was near the end of the movie, when the barricades were being manned. It reads like … [Continue reading]
And, sometimes the penny drops
I had one of those, “the penny dropped,” experiences this morning. This morning before the Divine Liturgy, I was frustrated because of an interaction yesterday with a fellow priest in another state. It had to do with matters from at least four years … [Continue reading]
Religious nuts or devoted believers?
As the cartoon above finishes, “too bad he usually gets religious nuts.” All of us are very aware that religious nuts are much more prominent than fruitful believers. In fact, often it seems (and may very well be) that religious nuts … [Continue reading]
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