By now, you all know which “plot” I’m referring to: the various intrigues that went into the planning of the Big Fat Greek Gay Baptism in Greece. To say this event has caused a furor is an understatement. What’s done is done. Let us now engage in the tedious (and distasteful) work of looking at […]
Part III: The Military Situation as it Stands Now
July 30, 2022 by
Having examined the stunning success of the Russian forces in Part II (“The First Week”), we now turn our attention to Part III. <—This one is for the yuks (we’ll spare you the Vogue photoshoot). By the second week of Russia’s Special Military Operation (SMO), it became clear that with the control of the skies […]
Holy Cow!
July 28, 2022 by
Holy cow, Batman! Things are spinning out of control. Gail & I can hardly keep up. But we’ll try. As you all now know, the apologia penned by Rev Dn John Chryssavgis only made things worse for Archbishop Elpidophoros. That said, one must remember Chryssavgis was not the instigator of this spectacle –Elpidophoros was. The […]
As If the Archbishop Didn’t Have Enough Problems
July 26, 2022 by
Looks like the Rev Dn John Chryssavgis is surveying the damages and doing what he does best; making them worse. Seriously, somebody needs to tell the brainiacs who advise Archbishop Elpidophoros what the first rule of holes is: if you’re in one, stop digging. You can read Chryssavgis’ not very well-reasoned defense of the […]
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
July 23, 2022 by
By now, you have all seen the picture of the baptism that recently took place in Greece. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say it’s received about as much attention as the Zapruder tapes. It certainly has rocked the (Ortho)world. In fact, it’s taken on a life of its own, kind of like the […]
Blue Painted Tree
July 21, 2022 by
The OCA Holy Synod issued a strong statement at the 20th All-American Council week. A very strong statement. To which we add a hearty AXIOI!!! It’s about the very thing we’ve been talking about on the blog. I can’t help but think that [Blue] Painted Tree’s video might have had something to do with it […]
The “Civil War”: Brilliant Insights from Jordan Peterson
July 18, 2022 by
By now, we all know who Professor Jordan Peterson is. Originally, a professor in psychology at Toronto University, he was fired some time ago because he wouldn’t succumb to the tyranny of pronouns. (For those who don’t know, it was around 2015 or so when this whole nonsense initially took off.) Anyway, he’s made the […]
Our Betters
July 16, 2022 by
Our Betters is a 1933 American satirical comedy, directed by George Cukor, about the British upper class who thought they were our betters in society. But they weren’t our betters and, perhaps, not even our equals. It’s hard to believe that this sort of snobbery still exists today, let alone in the Church. But what’s […]
Greek Archdiocese Charter Presto Chango
July 15, 2022 by
It appears as if the Greek Archdiocese changed their Charter within the last 10 days; certainly with respect to the section on the monasteries (and perhaps other sections, as well, since it is significantly shorter); now just a paragraph long. The following is the section of the Charter devoted to the monasteries that is currently […]
BREAKING: BELYA BOOTED! (Hold That Thought!)
July 15, 2022 by
One of my sources within the GOA just informed me that later today, they will announce that the consecration of Mr Alexander Belya to the episcopate has been “postponed.” This of course, is good news –on many levels. Personally, I think that the strongly worded letter sent by the Orthodox primates took effect, especially the […]
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