Saturday, February 28, 2009

On the threshold of the Great Fast

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A few quick items as we start gearing up for Lent... First I would like to bump an outstanding article over at Mike Liccione's blog on ...
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"All bishops are Auxiliary bishops..." ???

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From the recent single issue meeting of the Holy Synod of Antioch... THE DECISION REGARDING THE AMENDING OF ARTICLES CONCERNING BISHOPS ACCO...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

And now for something a little different...

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Modern day Krakatoa OK. This article has absolutely nothing to do with anything I normally blog about. No politics, religion or social iss...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Remember, thou art dust and unto dust thou shall return...

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Memento homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris. Wishing all of my western brothers and sisters a blessed Lent.
Monday, February 23, 2009

A different kind of war movie

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I watch such a minimal amount of TV that if the tube were liquor I'd probably be called a teetotaler. And if I get to the movies more t...
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Saturday, February 21, 2009

California: The land of narcissism

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For decades, California has epitomized America's economic strengths: technological excellence, artistic creativity, agricultural fecundi...
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An Apology

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Back on December 21st 2007 I posted a couple of photos from a newspaper article in Kentucky, one of an Orthodox icon corner and the other of...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Ultramontanism lives

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With the caveat that I am (really) an admirer of Benedict XVI; if you want an example (albeit extreme) of why Orthodox sometimes say that th...
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Sunday, February 15, 2009

The Times (of London) Ranks America's Presidents

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The Times of London recently ranked all 42 U.S. Presidents. Many of their choices were not surprising. A few were (and a couple I actually...
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Rise in Jobless Poses Threat to Stability Worldwide

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PARIS — From lawyers in Paris to factory workers in China and bodyguards in Colombia, the ranks of the jobless are swelling rapidly across t...
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Peter Schiff: "People did not want to hear that there is no Santa Claus"

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I can't imagine why anyone would call him Dr. Doom.
Friday, February 13, 2009

Bush is gone and Venezuela's dictator needs a new scapegoat

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Venezuelan strong man Hugo Chavez VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chávez, who says he intends to remain in office for decades to come, lost a refe...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

200 Years Ago Today

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Abraham Lincoln born February 12, 1809 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived i...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

The Religious Blog Awards competition heats up

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I think Caroline Cannonball has hired Karl Rove as her campaign manager. No response yet from the Fr. Z campaign.
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Sad News

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I have been informed that Roman Catholic blogger Michael Dubruiel the husband of Amy Welborn (a well known blogger in her own right) repos...
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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Black And Whistling Dixie

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Nelson W. Winbush of Kissimmee FL, whose grandfather fought for the Confederacy. This from the AP today. COLUMBIA, S.C. — A black state sen...
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Church or Correctional Facility?

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Ahh the ugly church contest. Head over to Crescat and take your best guess. I am wondering what the answers are. Frankly I think they all...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

More on Blago

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Orrologion posted an interesting question which raised some points I did not cover in my previous post . My answer turned into something lo...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Thoughts on Blago

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This is going to be short, as I really don't want to spend much time on this sordid subject. But I think something needs to be said tha...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

A Roman Catholic Who Gets It

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From a discussion at the New Liturgical Movement: "There are several other patriarchs out there who would love full communion with Rome...
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