America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that’s the lowest percentage in American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu—or Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan—nation, either. A million-plus Hindus […]
Come to our Grand Opening!
My postings have been a little shorter than normal lately because we are preparing for our Grand Opening Celebration of our new storefront. Yes, we have made it from a smaller, darker, dingier storefront to a storefront in downtown Melbourne, Florida! We have been busy painting, decorating, and arranging the new place, even though we […]
On Vampires and Christianity
Ok, ok, so all this talk about literature got me thinking about vampires. Hm, so why would a priest think about vampires? Ahh, you can’t guess? From where do vampires come, according to the original Dracula tale? Dracula lives in Transylvania in today’s Romania. What is the largest faith in Romania? Why Orthodox, of course! […]
More Christian science fiction
On the right is another book of Christian speculative science fiction. It is an anthology that tackles the implications of various “taken-for-granted” science fiction conventions as seen through Christian eyes. Frankly, most “Christian” science fiction is really a type of allegory. Even C.S. Lewis’ space trilogy is really allegory in the guise of space soap […]
On wounds borne for us
Father Orthoduck has seen the feet of more than one ballet dancer. And, what is said in this comic is accurate. The long-term ballet dancer does develop hammer-toes, calluses, etc. They also regularly fight blisters, stress fractures, damaged tendons and so on. Most people are aware of the many hours that a ballet dancer spends […]
Buy this book
Buy this book! Buy this book! Buy this book! It is an anthology of science fiction that imagines what the Roman Catholic Church might look like in a far future with space travel, etc. I have only read one of the stories in this book so far, but it has been quite a worthwhile read.
Dividing responsibilities for this blog
Fr. Obregón and Fr. Orthoduck have been in discussions lately. In one of the recent blog posts, one of the posters was concerned about the amount of political posting by Fr. Obregón. After discussion, the following decision was reached. From now on, all political discussions will be handled by Fr. Orthoduck. Other discussions will be […]
Posting delayed
My 84 year old mother had bowel surgery yesterday, about three hours away from where I live, so I was out all day with her. I finally arrived at home after midnight today. She is now in Intensive Care recuperating, but, they expect her to be home next week. I will probably not post today. […]
Kindle 2 update
As some of you may remember, I received a Kindle 2 several months ago. This is a quick update. I AM IN LOVE WITH IT! If you click on the link, you will see my original review. Since then, I have learned a few more tricks. Among them is the fact that I can listen […]
Mamma Mia! And memories
So, I have now seen the Mamma Mia! movie for the third time. And, because I am the same age as Sophia’s parents and because I like the music of ABBA, it appeals to me. But, I found myself catching one line, when the three putative fathers and Sophie are out on the boat reminiscing […]
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