Monthly Archives: July 2008

America demonstrates invincibly one thing that I had doubted up to now: that the middle classes can govern a State. … Despite their small passions, their incomplete education, their vulgar habits, they can obviously provide a practical sort of intelligence … Continue reading →

Normally, I don’t watch television; we don’t subscribe to cable or satellite at our house. But on a recent road trip I found myself lying on a hotel bed holding the old clicker and getting very, very sleepy. You know … Continue reading →

The seminarian, soon to be M.A.R.R.I.E.D. — Dana Symeon Kees — requests:”I thought it would be interesting to makea list of common or uncommon inaccuraciesthat appear in press reports about Orthodoxy.I just put an entry on my … blog. I … Continue reading →

Er … I’ll explain later. Can you say campy? This was my official Camp Outfit. In case you missed it, Fr John Monto and I performed a song about it on last week’s Orthodixie Podcast. This guy? Well, this is … Continue reading →

Years ago, back in the days before gidgy-Gidgy-Gadgie-GADGETS TAKE TWO: Years ago, back before google -Googly- GOOGLEDY- gOoGlE OKAY. TAKE THREE: A long time ago, a friend of mine said, “You know, Tony Snow’s a black guy.” “No way,” I … Continue reading →