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Archive for May, 2007

Be(com)ing Orthodox

As a Protestant—is that really now a past-tense state of affairs?—I only made one change of affiliation across denominational lines. I moved from the non-denominational (or as they self-labeled, “independent”) Christian Churches (Stone-Campbell/Restoration Movement) to the Episcopal Church. When I did so, I concerned myself with what I suspect most non-mainline Protestants and evangelicals concern [...]

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You must read Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev’s Christ the Conqueror of Hell. A taste: The descent of Christ into Hades is one of the most mysterious, enigmatic and inexplicable events in New Testament history. In today’s Christian world, this event is understood differently. Liberal Western theology rejects altogether any possibility for speaking of the descent of [...]

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Google Docs & Spreadsheets

This is kind of cool in a tech-nerdy sort of way: Google Docs & Spreadsheets

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[Note: I just noticed the Triablogue'ers stripped my trackback from the post linked in the first line below.  Must not want anyone to come here and see their fallacies and ignorance exposed for what they are.]  In the comments to my response to a recent post, the Triablogue’ers, Jason and Gene, attempt to go after my critique of [...]

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It happens that St. Augustine of Canterbury’s feast day was spread over this entire Pentecost weekend.  On Saturday, Anglicans and Orthodox celebrated his feast.  On Sunday, Rome celebrated.  And yesterday (according to my St. James calendar hanging on my wall at work) his feast was celebrated on Traditional Western calendars (not sure who that includes). [...]

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Wow. That’s pretty much it: Wow. But if you want more, go past the jump.

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Online Orthodox Prayer Book

This online Orthodox Prayer Book is quite useful.

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Good Stuff

Through bibliacalia comes the following links: Link to a site with the Greek text of Josephus with commentary. Way cool. And this post on a second century canon of the Old Testament listing (gasp!) some of the “Apocrypha.”

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Into the Fold

Today, Anna and I were chrismated into the one, holy, catholic, apostolic and orthodox Church. Thanks be to God! The girls’ baptisms will wait for another day. More details to come. Pray for us, the newly illumined Benedict Seraphim and Genevieve.

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Clifton: Benedict of Nursia (and here) [14 March] and Father Seraphim Rose [2 September] Anna: Genevieve of Paris (stub @ OrthodoxWiki) and Genevieve of Paris and Icon of St Genevieve and St. Genevieve of Paris and Troparion and Kontakion to St. Genevieve in French and Moleben to St Genevieve in French [3 January] Sofie: St. [...]

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