Updates …

Here’s an editorial on the “I Had An Abortion” T-shirt and, God help us,”abortion pride.”

For local viewers of this Blog, our Adult Class schedule — Orthodoxy 101 — is now posted on our parish website.

Regarding my post of July 9th on a book by Max Lucado … yes, I did finish the book. No, I certainly can’t recommend it for Orthodox. But, being fair, for many in the Protestant world, this sort of positive-mental-attitude for Jesus collection of meditations is a small form of “therapy.” It’s unrealistic of me to believe that, being Protestant, there’s hope of proper appreciation for Mary, the Mother of God. That being said, there’s a need, I’ve come to believe, within Orthodox America for lighter fare within an Orthodox context. Not everyone is going to become proficient in reading the Church Fathers, Vladimir Lossky, and the like.

Very interesting … Olympics vs Orthodoxy in Athens.