This article notes that the movie based on Dan Brown’s book will open in theatres May 19th. I’m just twisted enough to look at the Church calendar. Let’s see … Yep! That’s the weekend we honour Saints Constantine & Helen (new calendar, May 21). Not that there’s a conspiracy or anything, but Constantine serves as the harbinger of all bad things (second only to the evil Vatican) in Brown’s bestseller. Cute. HT Drudge Today, Constantine with his mother Helen present... Read more

Here’s some snips from Kathleen Parker’s rant about blogs, Lord of the Blogs: Say what you will about the so-called mainstream media, but no industry agonizes more about how to improve its product, police its own members and better serve its communities. Newspapers are filled with carpal-tunneled wretches, overworked and underpaid, who suffer near-pathological allegiance to getting it right. Bloggers persist no matter their contributions or quality, though most would have little to occupy their time were the mainstream media... Read more

This site (hypered above) is up and running. Please give it a look. Being the newbie on the block, I’ve only had the pleasure of attending one meeting. Though we didn’t sing KumBaYa (thanks be to Yah), having clergy from all canonical Orthodox “jurisdictions” gathering together to discuss the pastoral needs and ministry opportunities in the area is beyond refreshing. Christ is Born! Read more

New Site! Highly recommended! Read more

O bird that somewhere yonder sings,In the dim hour ‘twixt dreams and dawn,Lone in the hush of sleeping things,In some sky sanctuary withdrawn;Your perfect song is too like pain,And will not let me sleep again. I think you must be more than bird,A little creature of soft wings,Not yours this deep and thrilling word —Some morning planet ’tis that sings;Surely from no small feathered throatWells that august, eternal note. As some old language of the dead,In one resounding syllable,Says Rome... Read more

Not she with traitorous kiss her Saviour stung,Not she denied him with unholy tongue;She, while apostles shrank, could dangers brave,Last at the cross and earliest at the grave. Eaton Stannard Barrett’s poem, Woman, found in Great Poems of the English Language (New York: Tudor, 1927). Read more

“Her womb did appear as a spiritual paradise wherein is planted the divine plant whereof eating we shall live and not die as Adam.” This hymn honors the Feast, our struggle, our Mother, and God. Fashioned from the side of man, Adam, the mother of all the living, Eve, bore the fruit of death to all mankind. Fashioned within the womb of woman, Mary, the New Eve, bears the Fruit of Life to the same. Brothers and Sisters, Paradise has... Read more

It’s Christmas Eve, and it was on this day in 1914 that the last known Christmas truce occurred, during World War I. German troops fighting in Belgium began decorating their trenches and singing Christmas carols. Their enemy, the British, soon joined in the caroling. The war was put on hold, and the soldiers greeted each other in “No Man’s Land,” exchanging gifts of whiskey and cigars. In many areas, the truce held until Christmas night, while in other places the... Read more

“I behold a new and wondrous mystery! My ears resound to the shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but loudly chanting a heavenly hymn! The angels sing! The archangels blend their voices in harmony! The cherubim resound their joyful praise! The Seraphim exalt His glory! All join to praise this holy feast, beholding the Godhead herein… on earth and man in heaven. He who is above now, for our salvation, dwells here below; and we, who were lowly, are exalted... Read more

A few days old, but worthy of note … Prior to the wedding, Sir Elton’s “hen night” tonight will be played a video message from Bill Clinton. The minute-long recording will be played at a cabaret party at the Too2Much nightclub in Soho. A source said: “We were running through rehearsals when the tape was played. We knew Elton had good connections, but to see the ex-US president was something else.” Mr Clinton congratulates Sir Elton, 58, and David Furnish,... Read more