Some place between 40 and Death
Posted in church geekery, uberfrum on 15 August 2008 - 15 אב 5768
ATHER Peter shares with us the latest Orthodox Jurisdictional Cluster Bang.
As such, our directive of May 2, 2003 remains in force. To emphasize the main point or that directive, the clergy of The Antiochian Archdiocese are still forbidden from communing and/or concelebrating with any clergy who are a part of this newly-formed “Vicariate far [...]
Posted in other geekery, teh internets on 12 August 2008 - 12 אב 5768
HE MOST Formative step in my spiritual journey to-date was reading a book in a class with Donald Schell at St Gregory’s Church in San Francisco (1999/2000). The book was Olivier Clement’s Roots of Christian Mysticism: Texts from Patristic Era with Commentary. I have quoted from it many times in these pages - [...]
Posted in orthoparadoxy on 10 August 2008 - 10 אב 5768
OW SHOULD We deal with our enemies? Who are our enemies? Paul says it best - “we wrestle not with flesh and blood”. At worst there are people who consider themselves our enemies. But a Christian, wrote Will Campbell (I think) is the one who hasn’t any enemies.
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Posted in orthoparadoxy on 4 August 2008 - 4 אב 5768
HE RECENT Pages of this blog have noted the parallels between Anglicanism and Orthodoxy. In his interview with the conservative and generally very low-church Prayer Book Society, Bishop KALLISTOS does the same thing, pointing out that issues of Women’s Ordination and Same-Sex Blessing are “not particularly on our immediate agenda now, yet they are [...]
Posted in orthoparadoxy on 1 August 2008 - 1 אב 5768
ALKING INTO Ingles last Sunday with Fr Brent, we were discussing the way that some people (the present author included) worry that loosening the grip on one part of traditional Christianity - eg sex - can lead to a loosening of the grip on other parts. I was adamant about that for a while [...]
Posted in recipes, saints and days on 1 August 2008 - 1 אב 5768
ODAY Christians of the Eastern Rite (RCs, Orthodox, Liberal Catholic, Anglicans, etc) begin the Dormition Fast. It runs through the first 15 days of the month. In their Podcast, Facing East, Fathers Greg and Peter gave me a couple of shout-outs, as well as mentioning my URL and my Lentil Recipe!
The fasting section of [...]
Posted in contemplation on 27 July 2008 - 25 תמוז 5768
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and [...]
Posted in orthoparadoxy on 24 July 2008 - 22 תמוז 5768
LASS at Church, for the summer, is a discussion group: watch a short snip from a DVD or the leader pops a question and off we go. A couple of times, I’ve needed to draw comparisons between East and West, but this time (at Trinity Church) is the first time in a while I’ve [...]
Posted in Tao, personal, saints and days on 18 April 2008 - 14 ניסן 5768
Dear Readers -
On 1 May - Feast of the Ascension according to the Gregorian Calendar - I’ll be received back into the Anglican Communion from Orthodoxy. This will complete my set, as far as being presented to the Bishop. I was Presented to Paul Moore for Confirmation. I was presented to [...]
Posted in personal, take it easy, uberfrum on 9 April 2008 - 5 ניסן 5768
I’ve just noticed that I’ve developed an inability to trust people in dealing with religion. This is not a problem I had before.
When I moved to A’ville, the folks at St Nicholas parish reached out to me: the Deacon took me into his own house and fed me every weekend. His kids [...]
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