In light of Fr Kirby’s passing, this post has moved H E R E. Read more

Orthodox leaders will find a way to save the traditions of their homelands, said Philip. But the clergy and laity must realize that their own children and grandchildren are Americans who need a faith that is stronger than old music, familiar foods, folk dancing and traces of an ancient language. Read Terry Mattingly’s latest H E R E. Read more

Dear Fr Joseph, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your writings and insight regarding our Holy Orthodox faith. I was raised Orthodox in … the so called Russian tradition. After moving … some twenty two years ago, I sort of “fell away” from any consistent practice and relationship with our Lord. About seven years ago I discovered [an OCA parish] … That “convert” church really saved my spiritual life. It seems that the converts, through the glory... Read more

Thanks: Classical AnglicanBishop Bart?Anthony Esolen … May God grant him many years! Go H E R E … scroll down. Pope John Paul II makes headlines: Dog Bites Man(i.e., Gay Marriage is Evil) Just the other day I lamented losing some material — namely, “Sacraments for Space Aliens” — when my laptop crashed. For fun, I signed off that blog post with the odd Dan Rather line, “Courage.” Well the conspiracy continues. Now ABC’s Peter Jennings, himself (no doubt) an... Read more

Whatever calender you use, if you’re Orthodox, this is a fast free week, so that when we eat our ice cream on Wednesday and pizza on Friday we will remember that we sin like the Publican more than we fast like the Pharisee, so we should be humble like the first — AND fast like the second. Next week is the last normal week till after Bright Week. Wednesday and Fridays are fast days but we can have meat the... Read more

Skoufia tip to Dawn, who not only tips us off to the above link about St Paul, but tells the truth about Planned Parenthood’s Racist Past … Speaking of tips, Dawn’s also available for hire! Read more

Due to my secular job, third shift, I’m used to fashioning blog posts in the middle of the night. Never in the light of day. Yet thanks to the modern day struggle known as a computer virus, or something equally evil, my laptop is ailing … on life support. Hanging on by a thread. Full lobotomy pending. I think it’s a conspiracy. Consider the two posts that I was working on, both foolishly stored in my AOL Mail-to-be-Sent: 1) On... Read more

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CONTAMINANT.Dead horse. Beating. Translation: the TNIV. CONSTANTINE.Traditional Christianity with dualistic tomfoolery. If Constantine were a scratch-and-sniff film, the theater would be overrun with the foul odor of burning sulfur and cigarette smoke. Who says Hollywood stars are not interested in evangelism? CONCILIAR.A new B L O G. Pay a visit, participate. Read more

1988 … 1) that sexual intercourse is an act of total commitment which belongs properly within a permanent marriage relationship; 2) that fornication and adultery are sins against this idea, and are to be met by a call to repentance and the exercise of compassion; 3) that homosexual acts also fall short of this idea, and are likewise to be met by a call to repentance and exercise of compassion; 4) that all Christians are called to be exemplary in... Read more