by Fr. John A. Peck If I have any part of this story wrong, I defer to Fr. Michael Oleksa to set the record right. This is it as well as I can remember it, with apologies to him. This really happened. As a student at St. Herman Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska, I had the […]
Life Skill: How to Open a Can Without a Tool
From Crazy Russian Hacker I thought this was so simple and so important that I’m reposting it here. Simple, effective – easy even! It could save your life… and the life of a cat.
Vanity
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. – Proverbs 31:30
On Fasting
Let prayer accompany fasting and bring the refreshing benefit of God’s grace to a thirsty, weary soul! by St. Nikolai Velimirovich With fasting I gladden my hope in You, my Lord, Who are to come again. Fasting hastens my preparations for Your coming, the sole expectation of my days and nights. Fasting makes my body […]
The War Over Christian Beards
You’re more likely to see a beard in the pulpit today than at any time since the 1800s. But beards—especially among clergy—were once serious, symbolic matters. They separated East from West during the Great Schism, priests from laity during the Middle Ages, and Protestants from Catholics during the Reformation. Some church leaders required them; others […]
What Does Baptism Actually Do?
by Fr. John Whiteford Question. “As a former Evangelical, I have a question. Where do many protestants get the idea that baptism is “only an outward expression of an inward change”?” Roman Catholics and Anglicans have historically used the phrase “outward sign of an inward grace” to describe the sacraments, but by this expression, Roman […]
It’s Red Wings Season
In the Peck household, October means many things, but mostly it means Red Wings season. Yes, I know – it is officially hockey season, but hockey means Detroit Red Wings here. My wife, She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed (Quae-pararenda-est*), has always been a hockey fan. We often went to see the MSU Spartans while we were in college together.
Darkness in the Dark Continent
All religions are not the same, nor are they morally equivalent. Islam is bad, but if you thought Islam was alone in promoting evil, let this remind you that idolatry and human sacrifice of children, continues to this day. If you have not contributed to the support of Christian missionary work, CLICK HERE to do […]
The Bible’s Ultimate Party Boy
by Fr. John A. Peck A sermon written in 1999. “Father, I have a question. It’s about the Bible. Why is Samson such a highly praised figure in the Bible? I mean, he certainly wasn’t an image of virtue, and he didn’t deal well with his own passions. Why is he even in there?” “Well,” […]
The Hypocrisy of the ‘Christian’ Left
Fr. John Whiteford Responds to Dr. David Dunn In a Huffington Post article, David Dunn has pointed out what he sees as hypocrisy on the part of Christian conservatives: It is the view that Christians should vote their values, and this means we should legislate moral evils into oblivion. Thus if we believe life begins […]