The symbolism of the egg in Orthodox tradition
Eggs in the Christian tradition. Nicely done.
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Forecaster Blasts Gore on Global Warming
My Way News CAIN BURDEAU April 7, 2007 NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A top hurricane forecaster called Al Gore “a gross alarmist” Friday for making an Oscar-winning documentary about global warming. “He’s one of these guys that preaches the end of the world type of things. I think he’s doing a great disservice and he … Read more
Two must reads this Paschal (Easter) season
First of all, why “Paschal”? The word comes from Pascha which means Passover and is the proper term for the resurrection of Christ. Christ is the “Paschal Lamb” (Passover Lamb). Think of John the Baptist’s words when he first laid eyes on Christ: “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the … Read more
A Journey That Will Come Full Circle and End With a Ring
New York Times (free registration required) Sergei Kivrin March 21, 2007 At the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, Hierodeacon Roman, a bell ringer, may be able ring the tower’s original bells by next year. MOSCOW, March 20 — The bells of Lowell House at Harvard — so much a part of the university’s tradition that they … Read more
An experiment that hints we are wrong on climate change
The Times February 11, 2007 Nigel Calder, former editor of New Scientist, says the orthodoxy must be challenged When politicians and journalists declare that the science of global warming is settled, they show a regrettable ignorance about how science works. We were treated to another dose of it recently when the experts of the Intergovernmental … Read more
Jefferson’s Quran
Christopher Hitchens Slate Magazine Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007 What the founder really thought about Islam. It was quite witty of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., to short-circuit the hostility of those who criticized him for taking his oath on the Quran and to ask the Library of Congress for the loan of Thomas Jefferson’s copy of … Read more
A couple months short of a million…
In 2006, Orthodoxy Today had 892,124 visits. I was hoping to break a million, but no such luck. Maybe next year. Still, not too shabby.
Orthodox Priest Beheading and Recent White House Omission
Religious News Service October 13, 2006 Lead to Call for American Protection of Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch Meeting in Turkey Yesterday’s reported beheading of an Orthodox Priest and a recent White House omission during a meeting between President George W. Bush and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan increased concerns about protecting the spiritual heads of … Read more
Dreher goes Orthodox
Beliefnet Rod Dreher October 12, 2006 Orthodoxy and me I apologize for this very long post, but it’s time to clear something up: yes, I am now a communicant of the Orthodox Church, and have been (along with my family) for a couple of months.
On 9/11, an inter-faith reality check -PART II DISCUSSION
Discussion of the post On 9/11, an inter-faith reality check continues here.