Author Archives: frjosephhuneycutt

Fr John McCuen presents the dilemma de jure. Worth a read and/or comment.

The vale of humility is indeed dark and gloomy in appearance. But no sooner do you step into that holy vale than you are met by the guards of the heavenly watchtower. They come running to your aid to wash … Continue reading →

Huw’s got a nice intro to Church New Year. The Antiochian Archdiocesan website has a new feature: a Daily Devotional. These are written by priests of the Archdiocese and are intended to be “Orthodox Lite” and non-Orthodox friendly. The site … Continue reading →

Below you will find two lists from a book I’m reading by Matthew the Poor. I’m a “lists person.” When I was doing my clinical work my fellow chaplains said that when I died I could check that off my … Continue reading →

1. We should not see austerity, or asceticism, as an end in itself. Neither should we delight in practicing it to the exclusion of everything else. By doing so we are only allowing it to distract us from progressing toward … Continue reading →