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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Well done...

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To the Vatican Security Service for their alert response today when a man jumped over a police barricade and attempted to climb onto the bac...
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Quote of the day...

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“I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was right, regardless of ...

A SORROWFUL EPISTLE

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Archbishop +Job writes to the clergy of the Diocese of the Midwest on the current situation in the OCA. ... In the short time since Pascha,...
Monday, June 04, 2007

A Cinderella Fast?

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Ah, here we are — another opportunity to fast for a season! Monday, June 4, began the Apostles' Fast , leading us to the feast of Saints...
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Pontiifcations has moved

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Fr. Kimel has returned from his holiday and Pontifications has moved to a new site . Please note the new address in your book marks. The o...
Sunday, June 03, 2007

Motu Proprio: Not wait long ...

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Rorate Caeli quoting Card +Bertone on the Tridentine Mass indult... I believe one will not wait long to see it published . The Pope is pers...

The Tragedy of Suicide

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The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas ( SCOBA ) has issued a pastoral letter on the subject of suicide w...
Friday, June 01, 2007

Subject labels...

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As some may have noticed in the last couple weeks I have begun using labels at the bottom of my posts. Since I sometimes post more than onc...

Some more thoughts on the indult

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No. It's not out yet. But since when has that slowed discussion? Anyways there is a good article in the Saint Austin Review on the p...
Thursday, May 31, 2007

Those Kneeling Prayers!

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THOSE KNEELING PRAYERS OF PENTECOST VESPERS This past Monday Eve -- that is, on Pentecost Sunday afternoon -- we prayed the Kneeling Prayers...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Moscow takes aim at (new?) Rome

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Despite all the ink spilled over the subject of my preceding post , many Orthodox (including yours truly) will tell you that the Filioque is...
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The Filioque part MMVII

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If there is one issue between Orthodoxy and Rome which has been beat to death, buried, then dug up and beaten some more it is the Filioque. ...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

The Cost of Filling Up the Tank

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You don’t need a church newsletter (or a religious blog) to tell you that the price of gasoline has skyrocketed. We are all taking a second ...

The bombshell and the gun

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Venus Ramey circa 1944 And today... A Colt Detective Special In 1944 Venus Ramey won the Miss America contest. She was a pin up girl in any...
Monday, May 28, 2007

From Russia with love...

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All is not warm and fuzziness coming out of Russia these days. TALLINN, Estonia, May 24 — When Estonian authorities began removing a bronze ...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

News from the travelling priest

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Fr. John Whiteford (ROCOR) has returned from his trip to Russia to witness the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion. You can read all ...

The Music of the Russian Orthodox Church

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There is a magnificent series of music videos on youtube featuring the music and chant of the Russian Orthodox Church. You can see a list ...
Saturday, May 26, 2007

Of stolen land and genocide

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They are among the poorest people in the western hemisphere, and they won't take $600 million in blood money from us. Apparently honor...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Tax Free Immigration

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Memo to the IRS: It appears that the 12+ million illegal immigrants who are to be allowed to stay in the United States as part of the pendin...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

No Confidence

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The ongoing situation in the OCA has taken another turn. Met. +Herman has now suspended the work of the special investigative commission l...
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