http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog The Journal of an Orthodox Priest in Rural Virginia Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:23:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, so you have to reach back for this one. There was this movie called “Love Story” which was made in 1970. Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal were the main actors. I was 18 years old and I remember thinking that it was a pretty sappy ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=120 Latest news reports are that five terrorist cell groups have been operating in many of our churches. They have been identified as: Bin Sleepin, Bin Arguin, Bin Fightin, Bin Complainin, and Bin Missin. Their leader,Lucifer Bin Workin, trained these groups to destroy the Body of Christ. The plan is to come ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=119 I’m sure that most of you have used Ivory Soap. In the old days, they used to advertise by saying that Ivory Soap was 99 and 44/100% pure. It was so pure it would float on the water. It wasn’t expensive soap, so mom would let us carve it into ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=118 All things medical seem to be on the minds of many people today. There’s hardly a single news broadcast that doesn’t feature a story about it.We wonder if “Obama-care” will pass through Congress and if it does, we wonder what the impact will be. Will there be adequate healthcare ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=117 I’m not a big fan of baseball. I rarely watch a game on television. However, I did have the chance to attend two live games, one in Atlanta and one in Baltimore. I have to admit that I did enjoy the live games. I suppose that if I lived ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=115 Laying With Dogs My mom use to tell me, “If you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.” She told me this because she didn’t like the company I was keeping. I have to admit that I often ran with dogs and ended up with fleas. Yet, I ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=114 Let's be honest. Whether you are Orthodox or not, there are times when life really sucks. At such moments, we wonder where God is and why He allows bad things to happen to "good" people. The philosopher Hume once said that the question of evil is the hook upon which ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=112 I don’t know if you like to do it, but my wife loves to fish. Her idea of heaven is sitting by a creek or pond and wetting a hook. I don’t have the patience for it. I once brought her a fly rod. Now some people think this ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=111 There is an interesting book titled “The Name of the Rose”, written by Umberto Eco. It tells the story of a 14th century Franciscan monk who comes to a monastery which is plagued by a series of murders. Of course, William of Baskerville is a brilliant mind and he has ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=110 Let’s review a bit of American history (don’t worry, it will be painless). In the past, American men and women went into the wilderness to start new communities. There were Shakers and the Oneida community, the Mormons, the Bruderhofs, the Ephrata communities, and one might even include the various Amish ... http://allsaintsofamerica.org/blog/?p=109