Friday Logoi II

“Acquire a peaceful spirit, and around you thousands will be saved.” –St. Seraphim of Sarov.
“The ontological unity of humanity is such that every separate individual overcoming evil in himself inflicts such a defeat on cosmic evil that its consequences have a beneficial effect on the destinies of the whole world. On the other hand, [...]

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The Holy Ascension of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into Heaven

Troparion of the Holy Ascension Tone 4
Thou hast ascended in glory, O Christ our God, and gladdened Thy disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit; and they were assured by the blessing that Thou art the Son of God and Redeemer of the world.
Kontakion of the Holy Ascension Tone 2
When Thou didst fulfil Thy [...]

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Reflections on the Second Anniversary of My Chrismation

As I noted last year, I continue to experience the timely providences of God. Like last year, the calendar anniversary of my reception into the Orthodox Church via chrismation (the sacramental anointing with holy oil) falls before the liturgical anniversary. (Pentecost 2007 was 27 May, the Sunday before Memorial Day. This year, [...]

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A Thought-Question Posted on FB

Do most arguments against the existence of God result from deductive and definitional syllogisms? Do most arguments for the existence of God result from inductive and experiential probable strength? (Madman Mundt: I’ll show you the life of the mind!)

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Yeah, It’s Kinda Like This in My Car . . .

. . . except I have stereo.
One time the lil pixies were doing their chatterbox thing, and I was getting irritated, but I didn’t want to yell at them, so all I could get out was, “Ya’ll’re chatterin’ like . . . little birds!” Of course, that sent them into gasping giggles, and didn’t solve [...]

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Friday Logoi

[On suffering and physical disability] “God wants it, so I accept it.” Pope John Paul II
“Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile. While we do control our choice of action, we cannot control the consequences of our choices. Universal laws or principles do.” First Things First, Steven R Covey, [...]

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The Most Interesting Man In The World

[Note: I've found several new videos of the Most Interesting Man in the World, and have updated the post and bumped it up to the front page. Enjoy!]
Police often question him, just because they find him interesting:

The above video with women in red dresses instead of white nurses uniforms:
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Carry On, Then

Yesterday was the feast of St. Job the Long-suffering (cf. the book of Job in the Old Testament). I’m mindful of the saint, not because my life compares to that of the holy prophet, but because I’m in the midst of major life transition, and although what is coming in [...]

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A Little Bocephus fer What Ails Ya

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