Monthly Archives: December 2008
The Serbs and Their Friends
This I presume was recorded in November in Shanghai after Djokovic won the Masters’ Cup defeating Russian Nikolay Davydenko. The recording is not only a fan of Djokovic but of Serbia as well. Listen to this Chinaman’s rendition of the … Continue reading
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Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost (or, the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers)
At Vespers last night we heard not one but many different names mentioned. In one of the hymns, we sang: “…let us extol with hymns the assembly of the forefathers, Adam the first father, Enoch, Noah, and Melchizedek, Abraham, Joshua, … Continue reading
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How Saints Make Amends for their Mistakes
H/T: Andrew Cusack An interesting piece I found on Andrew Cusack’s blog, dated Nov. 12, 2008. An Orthodox man finds his way back to the Church, his own Orthodox Church, through the help of a Catholic Saint. An interesting take … Continue reading
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“Issues which do not go away…”
It just now occurred to me that when one sees the title of this post, coupled with an image of Metropolitan Herman, it would be easy to assume the following lines will be directed at the OCA as that issue … Continue reading
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Would the Real Santa Step Forward?
The last post, concerning the Italian priest’s rather courageous remarks about Father Christmas, Santa Claus or whatever we call him, brought some interesting comments. I suppose you can’t control what your children will say. In light of Athanasia’s comments about … Continue reading
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