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More Chrysostomism

HE LAST Paragraph of the following was heard on AFR this afternoon (beginning at “You have been…”). As I thought it - by itself - another case of Patristic Communism, I googled it to find the text so I could post it. Instead, I found the context of the quote and found it [...]

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Ancient Faith Economics

OHN Chrysostom on the Sins of the poor. I love it: it’s a backhanded sermon against the rich. Pinko. Those comsymps at Ancient Faith Radio are getting more and more radical all the time! (Glory to God!) If the economy keeps tanking, AFR’ll be a liberation theology radio station soon.
The [...]

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Husker Du?

AISE YOUR hands if you remember or know how to bake bread: not fancy, organic, stuff either, but solid, I-want-a-sandwich kind of bread.
Raise your hands if you remember or know how to make a chocolate cake for your family with next-to-nothing in the kitchen.
Raise your hands if you remember or know how to use potatoes [...]

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History Repeats

NE OF THE First acts of the newly created Federal Gov’t, at the end of the 18th Century, was to decide to pay off debt to businesses and wealthy land-holders incurred during the war against the British King. This they did by raising taxes on all other Americans - some of whom could ill [...]

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In the Nick of Time

Word reaches us of of former coworkers loosing their jobs in non-profit layoffs (disguised as “restructuring”), letters speak of hiring freezes in higher ed and, this AM, NPR says NY State has a hiring freeze as well. My bank reports a huge loss lass quarter…
I’ve been told that things are, historically, so [...]

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