206. Father Thomas Hopko and his Fifty Five Maxims of Christian Living

Someone said “Everybody listens to advice. Nobody ever takes it”. But, oh, I hope you take this advice from the Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko. So my advice is: Put his Maxims in an icon on your computer screen, labeled in capital letters so you will see it and open it often. Or print out the Maxims and […]

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126. War and Peace: Part One – Christ, the Early Church, the Just War Theory

Christ is risen! Truly he is risen! “Wars and Rumors of Wars” The time to think about war rationally is before we get into one. Once war begins it’s too late. Then all sorts of emotions and reactions, pride and propaganda take over. And after people are killed in war, there is a fervent and very […]

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93. Seven Deadly Sins #2: Gluttony

OK, so it’s cruel, just cruel, to talk about gluttony on the day after Thanksgiving *, our annual eat-too-much-and-get-indigestion festival. I also ate too much yesterday and took Digels before I went to bed. Then this morning I had (shame on me) a piece of pie and many leftovers for breakfast. And I’m not sorry. It […]

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