2006-11-04T07:13:00-06:00

1) An imprisoned bishop. Can you help? 2) Being a fake priest is big business in Japan. 3) Dr. Alveda King, MLK’s neice: “Please, I urge you, do be distracted by political rhetoric. The most pressing civil rights issue of this season is the protection of the lives of the pre-born.” “Your vote counts. Please cast it, for life!” Finally …4) At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking chemistry. All of them had an “A” going into their final... Read more

2006-11-03T17:38:00-06:00

“Guard your mind from evil thoughts concerning your neighbors, knowing that the demons put them there, aiming to blind you to your own sins and prevent you from directing yourself toward God.” — The Venerable Elias the Egyptian (Feast – November 3rd) Taken from the Prologue of Ohrid. Racism is a sin almost nobody confesses. Like pollution, it is a “sin of the world” that is everybody’s responsibility but apparently nobody’s fault. One could hardly imagine a more fitting patron... Read more

2006-11-03T05:31:00-06:00

http://youtube.com/v/t2v6kFyvbMkOkay, y’all. Check it out. Read more

2006-11-03T04:35:00-06:00

There was a priest who was serving a parish. He was not well liked by the people in this village. He smoked, drank, did drugs, and was constantly with women. The people complained so much about his behavior to the Bishop that the Bishop decided to do something about it. He went to the village, and talked with the people. They were sure they wanted this priest out of their village. That night the Bishop decided that he would, in... Read more

2006-11-02T06:05:00-06:00

October 31st, St George All Saints Party. Dressing up as Saints encouraged; super heroes and “benign beings” allowed; boogers & such discouraged. Hover your cursor over the pics for captions; click pics to enlarge. Read more

2006-11-01T07:32:00-06:00

Last night the Annual All Saints Party was held at St George, Houston. Dressing up as Saints is encouraged; super heroes and “benign beings” are allowed; boogers & such discouraged. Hover your cursor over the pics for captions; click pics to enlarge. Part Two to come … Read more

2006-10-31T07:17:00-06:00

Someday, should the Lord tarry and faith continue to wane, archeologists will discover ruins of churches, holy objects, hardware, cloths and chalices — and exclaim: “What a weird people! They consumed what appears to be wine, bread and a certain measure of pig fat and whale blubber.” I’m paraphrasing, but something like this was said to me by a Russian Orthodox Protodeacon as he attempted to cleanse the spoon and chalice of lipstick. Similar thoughts come to mind, I can’t... Read more

2006-10-30T07:26:00-06:00

We love Mary so much we made her blonde!Don’t gasp, there is a tradition within the West of the Virgin Mary being honoured with blonde hair. (Pic to the left is of the altar at the Anglo-Catholic Parish of St Mary, Grove Park, Asheville, North Carolina.) Yesterday, a blog commentor first posted a quote of mine, then responded, and repeated the process. He’s referring to this old post. New comments follow … ME: “In short, Orthodox believe that Mary was... Read more

2006-10-30T07:19:00-06:00

John Adams said, “In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.” Source Heh heh. A most worthy read may be had H E R E. Read more

2006-10-28T14:19:00-05:00

Thanks to my ol’ pal Roxanne I’ve just learned that, well, as the title of this posting indicates, there’s actually a … Beverly Hillbillies Bible Study! I had no idea that THIS existed when I posted this. Lord. (That’s LORD with two syllables.) Read more

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