Ad Orientem

is the blog of an Orthodox Christian and is published under the spiritual patronage of St. John of San Francisco. Topics likely to be discussed include matters relating to Orthodoxy as well as other religious confessions, politics, economics, social issues, current events or anything else which interests me. © 2006-2026

Monday, March 30, 2020

Dad

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Five years ago today and still deeply missed. Memory eternal.
Saturday, March 28, 2020

The Federal Reserve Now Owns 15 Percent of the U.S. Treasury Market

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According to the U.S. Treasury, as of February 29, 2020, there was $16.9 trillion in marketable U.S. Treasury securities outstanding. Of th...
Thursday, March 26, 2020

The Stock Market Bounces (and a personal note)

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So the stock market just had it's best three day run since 1931. Yep, that's impressive. And I honestly hope that this is the f...
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Study: COVID-19 Impacts Men, Women More Than All Other Genders Combined

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BALTIMORE, MD—A new study by Johns Hopkins University found that the novel coronavirus is impacting men and women more than all the other ge...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Comments

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Hi everyone. A quick reminder that this is a Christian blog and comments that are deemed inconsistent with that will be removed. I do unders...
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Monday, March 23, 2020

Didn't see this coming...

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Florida university says students tested positive for coronavirus after spring break trip
Sunday, March 22, 2020

Veneration of the Holy and Life Giving Cross

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Saturday, March 21, 2020

For the record

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Yes, I probably have the bug. Nothing serious. Dry cough and a few bouts of the achy blahs. I get tired easily. Time for a nap and then some...
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Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Ecumenical Patriarch has suspended public liturgies

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The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the Church’s new decision in regard to the covid-19...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Urgent: If you have anything stored in a bank safe deposit box that you may need or want in emergency; get it out NOW

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Banks are starting to close branches for the duration of the crisis.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Holy Cross Monastery is Live Streaming All Services

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 [Received via email. A/O] Due to the reports we have received of many Orthodox parishes being forced to close the divine services to the ...

Time for General Confession?

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I've never been a fan of the practice, but we are living in extraordinary times. This is going to get worse before it gets better, maybe...

A sobering report from Imperial College (London)

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Impact of non - pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID - 19 mortality and healthcare demand
Sunday, March 15, 2020

They need to close the financial markets

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Trump should issue an emergency decree and close the financial markets for the next thirty days. The global economy is slowing to a near hal...
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Friday, March 13, 2020

COVID-19: How bad could it get?

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Very... One of the agency’s top disease modelers, Matthew Biggerstaff, presented the group on the phone call with four possible scenarios...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020

On this date...

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In 1708 Queen Anne became the last British monarch to withhold the Royal Assent from a bill passed by both the House of Commons and the H...

Court orders US Navy to release report on the loss of the USS Thresher (1963)

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SAN DIEGO (Tribune News Service) — At 9:12 a.m. on April 12, 1963, the nuclear-powered submarine Thresher issued its final coherent message....
Friday, March 06, 2020

Miracle: Coronavirus Passes Over Houses With Chick-Fil-A Sauce Smeared On Door Posts

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U.S.—The CDC is suggesting lots of weird ways to avoid contracting coronavirus, such as "washing your hands" and "not licking...
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Bones found in Kent church likely to be of 7th-century saint

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Saint Eanswythe Abbess of Folkstone Bones discovered more than a century ago in a Kent church are almost certainly the remains of an ea...
Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Portraits by George Romney (1734-1802)

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