Baltimore, Md. (IOCC) – Three shipments of material aid, including quilts, health kits and school kits, all gifts from Lutheran World Relief, have been received by emergency response staff working for International Orthodox Christian Charities in Houston, Texas, and Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi. While hundreds of tons of food, clothing, diapers and children’s supplies, water and medicines have been distributed throughout the hurricane affected areas, the measure of care and comfort brought by the hand-made quilts held added significance for... Read more

And so, I announce sorrowfully that The Dawn Patrol is going into hibernation until I finish my book, which will likely be just when it’s due, in the middle of January. (I’d hate to know how Planned Parenthood celebrates.) FWIW, I (Fr Joseph) also have a book due … October 15th. Prayers coveted! Read more

Roman Catholic “I am the heterosexual priest who stood before the people of the Diocese of Arlington on Holy Thursday — the day we celebrate the institution of the priesthood, the First Communion of the first priests and bishops, and the first unbloody Mass in which Christ willingly gave His life for the Truth. “And, with the full integrity and honesty of my words and life, I renewed my commitment to priestly service and the demands and sacrifices of priestly... Read more

It’s when I read studies like THIS that I wonder how long the Lord shall tarry. The good Lord shows His great care for us in that the shamelessness of the feminine sex is checked by shyness as with a sort of bit. For if the woman were to run after the man, no flesh would be saved.— St John of the Ladder Read more

George Clinton is born on July 22, 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, a planned company town then known for its household linens and textiles industries. Read more

Oh, and if Sirius Black died in the (using alchemical terms) black book, and Albus (white) Dumbledore died in the white book, who might die in the RED, or final, sacrificial stage of the alchemical process? Rubeus (Latin for “red”) Hagrid? Someone in a family that is, well, rather red-oriented? Just asking. Here’s the whole SCOOP. Bishop urges church to re-Christen Halloween HALLOWEEN must not be banned, but re-Christened, says a bishop. The Bishop of Bolton, the Rt Rev David... Read more

Bishop Thomas Hoyt, President of the NCC, wrote in a Sept. 26 letter to United Methodist Bishop Ann Sherer that he was “saddened” by the unexpected decision of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Church, “which has only modestly participated in council activities over the years,” according to the United Methodist News Service. The United Methodists wrote: “We believe the impact of this loss to the council will become apparent over the coming months and years, and we implore the council leadership... Read more

“You can’t have it both ways,” he added. “Either you grab the problem by its root and yank it out of the soil of the priesthood or you keep asking the faithful to subsidize deviant behavior and the resulting legal liability. Benedict has made his choice, and we are the better for it.” “Ordination is not a right. Ordination is a privilege of service granted to men deemed mature enough in all aspects of their lives to be able to... Read more

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-th year phase-in plan that would become known as “Euro-English”. In the first year, “s” will replace the soft “c”. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard... Read more

Colombian police have found the bodies of three human foetuses hidden in [Christian] statues destined for the United States. Here’s the gruesome report. Read more