Well, here’s a sad state of affairs for a book review. The only reason to write about this book at all is to let Orthodox readers know not to get it.

I’m sorry to have to say that. “6,000 Beards” is the detailed memoir of an English writer’s 1935 visit to Mount Athos — the Grecian […]

Well, shoot. I should’ve known that John Mark Reynolds would have more to say and say it better. I’ve been mulling over this three-sided war in the making — Muslim vs. Secular “global community” vs. Christianity — and doing a rather Miss Marple job of it. (Miss Marple is one of Agatha Christie’s detective heroes, […]

Apparently I was wrong about there not being any new riots, though there weren’t any going on when I wrote yesterday’s entry. The Cartoon Jihad in Pakistan:
Elsewhere in the Muslim world on Sunday, demonstrators with wooden staves and stones tried unsuccessfully to storm the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, while tens of thousands rallied in the […]

Well, I haven’t heard of any new Cartoon Jihad episodes, so maybe the whole thing is finally dying down. Pursuant to this conversation with Jim, which just interested the heck out of me, I am wondering what happens at this point. Because I think the Muslim world is coming to a bit of a crisis […]

Cheers greet Dick Cheney:
Cheney made his first public appearance since the shooting, receiving a rousing ovation from legislators in his home state of Wyoming.
“It’s a wonderful experience to be greeted by such warmth by the leaders of our great state. It’s especially true when you’ve had a very long week,” Cheney told lawmakers in Cheyenne. […]

I thought for a minute that our weather had made the Drudge Report: “Fierce Winter Storm Sweeps Across Midwest.” But then it turned out to be talking about Arkansas, Michigan, western New York and Colorado.
That’s the Midwest?

Well, that’s what you get for living in a vaguely defined but easy-to-say region. If I were […]

Good thinking. After all, they’ve really calmed down a lot after seeing a dozen cartoons.
You know, I’m for freedom of expression and all, but continuing to tick these guys off with these major doses of the worst of Western culture just seems kind of stupid.

I’m going back through last year’s Daily Lives calendar, and some of the quote-a-day quotes are just too good not to pass along. I’ll probably type a bunch in and publish them to the blog from time to time just to interject some actual wisdom into my ramblings. Kind of like sprinkling really fine and […]

Whoever loves true prayer and yet becomes angry or resentful is his own enemy.
– Evagrios the Solitary

In prayer are to be found all sorts of reasons for loving God.
– Isaac the Syrian