Topic: Picture of the Day

[Justin Kissel]

23 Times Pedestrians Messed With Statues…And It Was Downright Hilarious

[Mor Ephrem]

[john_mo]

I'm sure this turned out to be a very productive meeting.

[Mor Ephrem]

I'm sure this turned out to be a very productive meeting.

You've never been to a clergy meeting, have you? 

[Mor Ephrem]

[Maria]

nm, it won't register anyway.

[Mor Ephrem]

Mor, that is blasphemous.

Do you think I'm a toy-maker or something? 

[Antonis]

[Justin Kissel]

[minasoliman]

The state of some affairs of debates:

[hecma925]

Bishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern PA meeting Patriarch Kirill during the Saint Sergius celebration in Russia.

[Justin Kissel]

"Beth Shoaf, executive director of Wildlife Works Inc., releases the golden eagle that was struck by a train earlier this year near the scene of the accident at State Game Lands 50 in Somerset County..."

[Antonis]

Beautiful! 

[Raylight]

Bishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern PA meeting Patriarch Kirill during the Saint Sergius celebration in Russia.

Finally, a picture of Patriarch Kirill without a hat. 

[hecma925]

"Raylight, what do you have against my hats?"

[john_mo]

Where would Orthodoxy be without things on heads?

[hecma925]

Where would Orthodoxy be without things on heads?

[Justin Kissel]

Where would Orthodoxy be without things on heads?

This is outrageous! How dare you imply that Orthodox clergy would ... smile.

[john_mo]

Where would Orthodoxy be without things on heads?

This is outrageous! How dare you imply that Orthodox clergy would ... smile.

I thought he might have implied that the clergy would turn into happy-clappy-suit-n-tie-reductionist-evangelicals.

[Justin Kissel]

Oh, well I don't think there's much danger of that, as it wasn't like that in 4th century BC Greece or 19th century AD Russia, upon which cultures Orthodox Christianity is based! 

[Justin Kissel]

15 Unusual Animal Friendships That Will Melt Your Heart

[Raylight]

"Raylight, what do you have against my hats?"

I will not answer any questions without my lawyer 

[Arachne]

[Maria]

"Raylight, what do you have against my hats?"

I will not answer any questions without my lawyer 

What hat?

[Maria]

Lest anyone accuse me of sexism, these godly women are more warriors than I can ever strive to be:

Why they are not smiling ? I find it very very rare to find Orthodox nuns with smile on their face. 

Dissipation is considered a sin.

They are weeping for their sins and praying for us.

[Nephi]

Dissipation is considered a sin.

They are weeping for their sins and praying for us.

So smiling is sinful?

And I love seeing pictures of Catholic nuns, they often have genuine smiles.

[Justin Kissel]

[Maria]

Dissipation is considered a sin.

They are weeping for their sins and praying for us.

So smiling is sinful?

And I love seeing pictures of Catholic nuns, they often have genuine smiles.

Orthodox nuns are trying to be dispassionate. However, if they are visiting their relatives, surely they will smile.
When I first met an Orthodox nun, I thought she was very unfriendly, but I learned that monastics in Orthodoxy and their counterpart in Roman Catholicism are very different.

[Mor Ephrem]

Every single Orthodox nun I've seen or met laughs, smiles, and has a sense of humour.  They are joyful and loving.  But that doesn't mean they're going to crack jokes during the Liturgy, poke each other, and carry about like children, and I don't know why this should surprise anyone.

[Nephi]

Every single Orthodox nun I've seen or met laughs, smiles, and has a sense of humour.  They are joyful and loving.  But that doesn't mean they're going to crack jokes during the Liturgy, poke each other, and carry about like children, and I don't know why this should surprise anyone.

I've not met an Orthodox nun myself yet, but the videos I've seen they always seem like you described.

[Raylight]

Look, please don't take this as an attack or something like that against Orthodoxy, because it is not, but I'm just speaking generally, if I see a nun or a monk who is supposed to be very close to God and gave up his/her life to the Lord and then I look at them and see them look miserable, not smiling, I would wonder what on earth is going on that makes them look sad. Jesus Christ came to earth to give us life and to have a better one, not to look sad as if God is always angry at us and we need to act like we are in funeral, that is far away from Christianity, and the God I know is not scary and unforgivable God.

And what do you think non-Christians would think when they see a nun who is supposed to be close to God looks sad, I'm sure they would stay away from whatever religion she follows.

[Raylight]

Every single Orthodox nun I've seen or met laughs, smiles, and has a sense of humour.  They are joyful and loving.  But that doesn't mean they're going to crack jokes during the Liturgy, poke each other, and carry about like children, and I don't know why this should surprise anyone.

%100 agree with you

[john_mo]

Raylight, have you ever been to an Orthodox monastery?

[Raylight]

Raylight, have you ever been to an Orthodox monastery?

No, but I hope one day I would go to one. And I'm sure there are many Orthodox nuns and monks who are happy with their life and smiling...etc, but I'm just talking about the nuns and monks ( Orthodox, Catholics...etc ) who think that the more sad they look, the more pleased God would be.

[Mor Ephrem]

Raylight, have you ever been to an Orthodox monastery?

No, but I hope one day I would go to one. And I'm sure there are many Orthodox nuns and monks who are happy with their life and smiling...etc,

What's with this idea that one always has to be smiling and chipper to be "happy"?  Once a priest went out of his way to criticise me for not smiling and how I was redeemed and ought to look like it, etc., but I wasn't unhappy.  I was studying.  If anything, his unsolicited criticism, judgementalism, and interruption/distraction made me unhappy, but up until then I would've described myself as perfectly happy and content.  I just happened not to be smiling at the time, and this happened to annoy someone when I was just minding my own business. 

Sometimes the apostles of happiness can be the most unhappy.   

...but I'm just talking about the nuns and monks ( Orthodox, Catholics...etc ) who think that the more sad they look, the more pleased God would be.

So you've never been to a monastery, and yet you know about nuns and monks in at least two different Christian Churches who believe that God is more pleased with them "the more sad they look"? 

[Punch]

Raylight, have you ever been to an Orthodox monastery?

No, but I hope one day I would go to one. And I'm sure there are many Orthodox nuns and monks who are happy with their life and smiling...etc, but I'm just talking about the nuns and monks ( Orthodox, Catholics...etc ) who think that the more sad they look, the more pleased God would be.

My Godfather is a Monk, and I can assure you that he does NOT go around looking like he kissed a skunk on the rear.

[ilyazhito]

I heard that sorrow is a crucial component of the monastic experience, at least sorrow for sins. That does not mean that monks should be despondent, but I read that monks should be serious and dignified in their manner.

[minasoliman]

[Raylight]

Meeting his Creator in 3..2...

[minasoliman]

I think he'll survive, unless he had some rare intracranial anomaly.

[Justin Kissel]

I think he'll survive, unless he had some rare intracranial anomaly.

Sounds like the beginnings of a plot for a hospital tv drama. They treat him the entire episode for the injuries sustained from hitting his head, and their treating him properly according to what they know, but he just keeps getting worse... what are they missing? Then finally they realize that it was an already-existing head problem--extremely rare yet easily curable--that caused him to have such poor coordination and smack his head to begin with, and the original problem had been masked by the injuries he had sustained in the pool accident. Give him the 2 little red pills and he'll be fine by lunch.

[minasoliman]

lol!

What happened to your sig gif?  I thought that was really cool and clever.

[vamrat]

There are so many things wrong with this picture.

First, it is a mortar.  Not a rocket launcher. Not a mortar rocket launcher.  My friend/co-worker says it is a 60mm since it has the trigger on the back and the small plate for "field expedient firing".  They used these in Iraq.  Also he noted, "with depleted uranium tips!  So you can dig deeper into the ground!"  (This would pretty much stop any explosive effects the shell would otherwise have had.)

[Raylight]

I think he'll survive, unless he had some rare intracranial anomaly.

Sounds like the beginnings of a plot for a hospital tv drama. They treat him the entire episode for the injuries sustained from hitting his head, and their treating him properly according to what they know, but he just keeps getting worse... what are they missing? Then finally they realize that it was an already-existing head problem--extremely rare yet easily curable--that caused him to have such poor coordination and smack his head to begin with, and the original problem had been masked by the injuries he had sustained in the pool accident. Give him the 2 little red pills and he'll be fine by lunch.

[Fabio Leite]

Patrick Stewart and the other Xavier guy had a beer at the local late night talk show...



It had consequences:



Good night!