Benedict XVI
There are rumors (of course!) that more scandal is about to emerge, which will be quite damaging to the Pope Emeritus. I don't know about that. We shall see.Meanwhile, there's a very significant...
View ArticleFor the Record
Recently I posted something about a book entitled No Other Name? by Dr. Paul Knitter, a Catholic theologian of religious pluralism. Speaking of other names, my other name (pre-Orthodox, pre-marriage...
View ArticleDay of the Wolves
When Spring is almost here but not quite, when you can go outdoors without your winter coat but you still need a jacket, when the sun shines bravely but giving weak warmth, when tiny, bright clouds...
View ArticleDivine Essence, Divine Energies, a reprint
The ProblemAsk yourself: how is God able to do anything new, such as create the universe? No, I mean really! It isn’t as irrelevant as it sounds. To the contrary, whole spiritualities and cultures...
View ArticleWithout Buddha, I Could Not be a Christian
To be fair, I have not read this book, only the pages available at amazon.com. Specifically, the following excerpts are from pages 3 -5, which you can read in their entirety here.God is the totaliter...
View ArticleWithout Buddha I Could Not be a Christian, Part II
BOOK REVIEWThe author of Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian, Dr. Paul Knitter, having detailed his problems with God as Transcendent Other, moves on to his problems with God as Transcendent...
View ArticleAn Astonishing Message from a Gay Sister in Christ, by Hunter Baker
Pastor Hall posted this on Facebook, and I thought it so excellent! (You must make it to the third paragraph in order to understand.)Posted on March 18, 2013 by Hunter Baker To the churches concerning...
View ArticleBlog Note
A kind friend pointed out to me that one of my recent posts had been hacked in a major way. As I began deleting the offending comments, a new one would immediately appear for each one I deleted. I have...
View ArticleSorry for the Silence...
We have made an emergency trip to Greece, on account of Demetrios' brother, Christos, who is quite sick. Thanks be to God, it doesn't turn out to be a life-and-death emergency after all, although the...
View ArticlePhoto Test
This is a taverna where we went last night. This post was just to see if I could upload it. Next I am going to try a video of the same thing.
View ArticleGreece 2013, Part 02
We've been here nearly two weeks now, and it had taken most of that time for me to become adjusted to the new time zone; it's seven hours earlier here than at home (see clocks in my sidebar). We have...
View ArticleFalling and Falling in Love With You
14 April, 2013Today is our 22nd wedding anniversary; that is the good part. The not-do-good part is that I took a spill. We were on our way to church, walking. I had on new shoes, wedgies with...
View ArticleRecovering, Gradually
Tuesday, 16 April, 2013News of the Boston Marathon bombings only reached us this morning, via the pharmacist. As it is to much later here than there, the first news of it came after we were already in...
View ArticleStill Recovering Gradually
Monday,15 April(Something familiar about that date .. oh, yes, it's tax day in the U.S.!)Demetrios bought me a rolling potty chair, not to be used for that purpose. The idea is to rest my knee on the...
View ArticleVisitors
19 April, 2013Spent the day the same way you did: watching the Boston manhunt. We now get the BBC, so I was able to follow it all in English. So relieved it's over! For most people.20 April,...
View ArticleFeeling Blue
I'll tell you one thing this experience of being laid up is teaching me: that I am a spoiled brat! That has to be a good lenten lesson. I've often said I love staying at home, being in my house....
View ArticleBirthday
Demetrios bought me crutches, and I am practising with them. In a way they are easier than the rolling chair, but in another way they aren't, perhaps because I am not yet adroit with them.Friends who...
View ArticleThis and That
Wednesday 01 MayToday is moving day for Christos, my brother-in-law. Two men and a truck have been hired. Demetrios will help however he can, and Christos' friend from childhood, Chara, has...
View ArticleDestroying our Enemies
The whirl of events these past several days has put me behind some, but now I'd like to go back to the night of Great Holy Friday. Here is part of my favorite hymn from the 'Lamentations'...
View ArticleTo my Mini-iPad
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...Thou art my word processor,calculator,spreadsheet manager,world clock,alarm clock,camera,videocamera,reading library,dictionary,phone book,address...
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