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I seem to have missed an Advent Meditation.  Forgive me: and lets call this post number 3 so that I can call the forthcoming post #4 in good conscience.

 Adonai, et Dux domus Israel, qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti: veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.  Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: Come and redeem us…

A blessed Advent! For my friends in the Western Ecclesial traditions, a little explanation: the Eastern Pre-Nativity Fast starts today. Advent is, of course, a Western Name, but we call it the Advent Fast here in America’s mostly-convert communities. Yes it is a bit longer than Western Advent, but for what it’s worth Advent is…

TIZ THAT Time of the year again when accusations will fly: you stole our holidays!  You’re being Satanic! We will be bombarded with bad history and bad social science and bad theology. I won’t even bother to link to the most common Christian “proof sheet” that takes the Irish name of the holiday (Samhain) and…

Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity. Crown Him the virgin’s Son, the God incarnate born,Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now…

Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of people talk about books, specifically books in the Christian tradition.  Some people seem to want to imagine that the advent and popularity of digital media means something (bad) for Christianity as a religion intimately connected with books (or with The Book). It can not be denied that…

This essay was first published in 1994, as it’s Columbus Day Weekend, I’ve recycled it. Iwasn’t Christian at that time so long ago, as you can tell by the closing comments, but I ask your prayers for Bessie Mae: may her memory be eternal. – DHR My grandmother, having a fun time In 1984, on…

Three droids for the Coder Kings under the sky Seven for the Venture Lords in their halls of stone  Nine for Tech Support doomed to die    One for the Droid Lord on his Dark Throne        In the land of Google where the data lie One droid to rule them all  One droid to…

Bride of Christ, whose glorious warfareHere on earth hath never rest;Lift thy voice, and tell the triumphsOf the holy and the blest;Joyous be the day we hallow,Feast of all the saints on high,Earth and Heav’n together blendingIn one solemn harmony. First the blessèd virgin mother,Reunited to her Son,Leads the host of ransomed people,Who unfading crowns…

“All gods are one god, and all goddesses are one goddess, and there is one initiator.” – Dion Fortune, The Sea Priestess In some streams of modern Neopaganism and New Age teaching this text by Dion Fortune is nearly a credo: that there is but One Divine Source, no matter what the name that we call,…

I don’t need to rehash any statistics about pornography on the internet. If you want to know anything about that, please go to Fight the New Drug. But there’s porn everywhere. Our whole culture is devoted to Porn. There’s “Flesh Porn” if you will, which comes in any number of orientations and permutations.  But there…

https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/041nXAAn714&source=uds And did those feet in ancient timeWalk upon England’s mountains green:And was the holy Lamb of God,On England’s pleasant pastures seen!And did the Countenance Divine,Shine forth upon our clouded hills?And was Jerusalem builded here,Among these dark Satanic Mills?Bring me my Bow of burning gold;Bring me my Arrows of desire:Bring me my Spear: O clouds…

I’m Eastern Orthodox. In my lifetime… members of the Church were killed for confessing their faith by Communists. Members of the  Church were expelled from their schools by Turks. Members of the Church had their communities bulldozed by Israelis. We get tax benefits form the state that we refuse to give up.We get payments to…

A FRIEND OF MINE who is a Priest reported in a homily that once he was talking to a friend of his, who is a Bishop: not his own Bishop, mind you, but rather a trusted friend and mentor. My friend, the priest, was complaining about all kinds of things until it went from simply…

Is there to be no development of doctrine in Christ’s Church? Certainly there should be great development. Who could be so grudging towards his fellow men and so hostile to God as to try to prevent it? But care should be taken to ensure that it really is development of the faith and not alteration.…