Sometimes I enjoy the pleasure of an unhurried supper with a book beside me; it’s one of the perks of living alone. Tonight, for some reason, I decided I ought to read a random poem by W. H. Aud… more →
Sixteen Tonssledpress wrote 1 week ago: Sometimes I enjoy the pleasure of an unhurried supper with a book beside me; it’s one of the p … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 1 month ago: The following is an excerpt from a letter to some of the guys we’re trying to “reach out … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 1 month ago: “I don’t know If I said it already but …Excellent site, keep up the good work. I read a lot of … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 1 month ago: So I got a note the other day from a kind reader. I don’t get many notes… maybe it … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 1 month ago: I’m a fan of Deacon Matthew Steenberg’s “A Word from the Holy Fathers” podca … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 2 months ago: There is much that came to mind when I read the close of Kalomiris’s “River of Fire”. Mostly what st … more →
sledpress wrote 2 months ago: If you recognize that quotation, you are in the inner circle of an Inner Circle — the people w … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 2 months ago: This blog is as much a place marker for thoughts I’d rather not lose… some mine, more th … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 2 months ago: Fr. Stephen Freeman, one of the more prolific and excellent Orthodox bloggers wrote on an excerpt fr … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 2 months ago: When the priest sings, “With fear of God, and faith and love, draw near…” we … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 3 months ago: For a while John Ford’s “The Searchers” was rated THE top flick of all time. Subse … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 3 months ago: Let me admit at the outset to a bit of mystification with the Apocalypse. This is not just with part … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 3 months ago: These days, there’s no doubt I am Otherwise Engaged. There’s blogging, and there’s … more →
sledpress wrote 3 months ago: My questionable but sprightly engineer friend returned a couple of days ago from a family excursion … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 3 months ago: Fr. Andrew of Orthodox England responded to a question in the current issue of his excellent journal … more →
sledpress wrote 4 months ago: Flowering Dildo Cactus from Desert-Tropicals.com I have only recently had cause to refer back to the … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 4 months ago: Let me state first off that I have a tongue and sometimes it gets planted somewhere inside my mouth … more →
sledpress wrote 4 months ago: I have just made my hundredth or so observation of incorrect use of this phrase in published form, m … more →
jamesthethickheaded wrote 4 months ago: So after reading this wonderful piece this weekend I’m thinking about the nature of farm life … more →