Here’s proof that my son has a hand … Here’s proof that with his other hand he can hold up a floating ring … This is NOT proof that my son is a qualified lifeguard. Finally … Proof that I was in church on Sunday: St Nicholas, Myrtle Beach. Read more

Meet BOB … our Caller for our Country-Western Dance on Friday night, our final night at Camp St Raphael, Session #1. BOB was a hoot! Here he is instructing the masses. And, yes, by night’s end we DID do the Hokey-Pokey! This guy looks like a PK … a Cremeens, in fact. Prettiest Wallflowers you’ll ever find! (Some PKs, to boot!) That’s the way we do it! … Even the Staff. Caller BOB … in the zone. Ready? Set …... Read more

The natural beauty of Camp Takatoka aka Camp St Raphael, near Muskogee, OK. I would comment … but then she’d have to kill me. 🙂 Look Mom & Dad … your kids can set table! Pool time’s always a big hit at Camp. Does that girl favor me? [Insert Caption Here] Next time … Country Dance pics! Read more

Fr Mark Haas and me … Men in Black for Session #1. Conga line makes for happy campers. Words of wisdom (not recorded here). Life’s hard at Camp St Raphael! Wednesday’s “Color Wars” saw the campers divided into blues and whites. Three gals; one’s mine. This young lady walked by within a group of people … while trying to snap the pic, my camera malfunctioned. However, she held the pose and waited. I guess you could call this a pose... Read more

I’m currently in North Carolina for a couple weeks. Posting will be sporadic. More Camp St Raphael pics to come. In the meantime, the following is taken from DYNAMIS (6/15/06) — a sort of daily meds for the soul. Subscription info follows. Separation from God: Romans 1:28-2:9, especially vs. 3: “And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?” Let us ponder each... Read more

Shocking, no? Superman lost his [piñata] head! Speaking of heads … Fr James helps one camper to cool off in the OK heat. More to come … Read more

Hello there. Back from Camp St Raphael … pics soon to follow. While away, I read Anne Rice’s book, Christ the Lord – Out of Egypt. I’ve mentioned it before. My pal, Stolzi, recommended it; John Stamps reviewed it … I decided to finally read it. It was good. I recommend it. I look forward to (some day) reading it again. Your thoughts appreciated. Read more

The buzz for One Flew Over the Onion Dome: American Orthodox Converts, Retreads & Reverts has been, for me personally, too cool. There’s nothing quite like signing parties where you sell out of books. (I assume that’s much better than signing parties where you’re packing books back in your trunk with ink-a-plenty to spare!) I’ve added the PayPal feature to the margin of this blog. This is particularly handy for those who wish to have a personalized copy and/or support... Read more

From the LA Times. In Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a … different vision. As mayor of Tehran in 2004, he spent millions on improvements to make the city more welcoming for the return of a Muslim messiah known as the Mahdi, according to a recent report by the American Foreign Policy Center, a nonpartisan think tank. Conversely, some Jewish groups in Jerusalem hope to clear the path for their own messiah by rebuilding a temple on a site now... Read more

Ya gotta love it!Metropolitan PHILIP visits St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral in New York, meets with Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in the United States Read more