Four years ago, the Huneycutts — freshly situated in the Republic of Texas — ventured to Guadalupe River State Park for our first, post North Carolina, camping trip. Last week, November 25-28, 2009 we were back in the same park (all of us, a whole lot of me … older). Forgive the personal pics, but hoping you all had a happy Thanksgiving — enjoy! See that? Sweet, innocent … WAIT! Compare the pic above, from four years ago, to the... Read more

In our last episode: a Roman Catholic Priest, two Orthodox clergymen, a Baptist boy and an Episcopalian gal, along with a Greek layman — unexpectedly — share a Thanksgiving campfire. In the end, I asked: “What do you think happens?” This week, an answer (provided almost entirely from AFR listeners). The Orthodixie Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio. Read more

Four things … 1) Read the Manhattan Declaration – HERE. 2) If so inclined, you may add your signature – HERE. 3) I have received some worthy script entries toward the second part of the Orthodixie Podcast “THANKSGIVING – The 8th Ecumenical Campfire”. Listen – HERE. 4) If so inclined, send me your script ideas – orthodixie at aol dot com Image Source Read more

It was said concerning Abba Agathon that some monks came to find him having heard tell of his great discernment. Wanting to see if he would lose his temper they said to him, “Aren’t you that Agathon who is said to be a fornicator and a proud man?” “Yes, it is very true,” he answered. They resumed, “Aren’t you that Agathon who is always talking nonsense?” “I am.” Again they said, “Aren’t you Agathon the heretic?” But at that he... Read more

Most stories about the history of Thanksgiving concern the harvest celebration of the pilgrims and the Indians that took place way back in the autumn of 1621. The one I’m about to relate is being told for the first time and concerns the Thanksgiving of 2012. And … I’m gonna need your help to complete this one – listen for details at the end of this episode. Anyway, this Thanksgiving story involves a Russian deacon, an Antiochian priest, a Greek... Read more

As many Orthodox Christians begin the Nativity Fast, these words from Archimandrite Damian (of Blessed Memory): Orthodox Christians spend a large portion of the year fasting. If all of the fasting days and periods are observed and kept, we fast for about half of each year. By fasting, we mean abstaining from any and all animal or dairy products and eating only one meal a day. Our society today is not in any way conducive to supporting such an activity;... Read more

“The source of the word ‘humorist’ is one who regards human beings in terms of their humors — you know, whether they’re sanguine or full of yellow bile, or whatever the four classical humors are. You stand back from people and regard them as types. And one finds, especially by the time one reaches one’s fifties, that there are a limited number of types of people in the world, and you went to high school with every single one of... Read more

The Lighter Side of Orthodoxy in Americaby Fr. Joseph Huneycutt From the publisher: Based on his popular blog and Ancient Faith Radio podcast, Orthodixie, Fr. Joseph Huneycutt presents a humorous look at the pluses, minuses, joys, pitfalls, and struggles of perpetual conversion within an Orthodox Christian worldview. Within these pages you’ll find all those familiar characters you’ve encountered in exploring American Orthodoxy — but with a hilarious twist: the Orthodox Christian Anarchist, the Orthodox White Boy, and that incomparable superhero,... Read more

Helmsman: Blest be the boat. Crew: God the Father bless her. Helmsman: Blest be the boat. Crew: God the Son bless her. Helmsman: Blest be the boat. Crew: God the Spirit bless her. All: God the Father,God the Son,God the Spirit,Bless the boat. Helmsman: What can befall youAnd God the Father with you? Crew: No harm can befall us. Helmsman: What can befall youAnd God the Son with you? Crew: No harm can befall us. Helmsman: What can befall youAnd... Read more

It’s not often that one gets scalped by a Christian, rarer still is when a priest willingly airs his failures (of “Biblical proportion”). Protestants may cheer this episode as much as the Orthodox, but with both sides on differing sides. This episode of the Orthodixie podcast eavesdrops on some arguments concerning Scripture and Tradition at St Michael’s in Beaumont, Texas. The Orthodixie Podcast on Ancient Faith Radio. Image Source Read more