Southern wit and fatherly wisdom
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Fr. Joseph tells of his recent visit to a psychiatrist and his annual struggle with The Guess Who.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph recounts holding Easter colored chicks... holding a BB gun, his eye on a sparrow... and later, standing outside in the rain wearing a ball cap, oven mitts and holding a napkin-covered lacrosse stick, chanting, "Here birdie, birdie, birdie." Yes, this week's podcast is for the birds.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph tackles the subject of "place" -- where we come from and where we're headed. Your departed mom, your dad, sister, brother or spouse: they are on that mysterious journey. It’s only a better place if Love is there … let’s pray that includes all of us.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph encounters Bible floppers, hip-hoppers, and mountain toppers in his quest to discover ... What It Takes.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph reports on this year’s Lenten Superlative Awards Banquet at St. Kismet in Gethsemane Falls. Last year’s gala saw a total of 13 awards being presented to the best and worst participants in the Great Fast. This year's big celeb is, ahem, a no brainer!Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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So tell us, Father Joseph—just how did the Resurrection of our Lord get mixed up with bunnies, chocolate, and eggs?Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph's way of saying, "Pardon me while I slip into something a little more... serious."Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Letters have been pouring into the Orthodixie headquarters over the past week, many of them dealing with what can only be said and not written. You’ve all no doubt heard it, it is pronounced ******** (or EIEIO). Fr Joseph tries to allay fears [of EIEIO] while assuring us that "this, too, shall pass."…
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Fr Joseph quotes Chicago, Kevorkian, Ben Franklin, St Paul and Hallmark in making a case for April Fools.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Much like the pains of labor endured by a mother bearing a child, sometimes our journey back to healing is a painful one. And yet, the joy that comes with the new birth is far greater -- inexplicably greater -- than that which our cold heart endured. In the meantime, we must begin where we are.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr Joseph, struggling toward humility in the first week of the Fast, tells of his first visit to Fasters Anonymous... and their curious theme song.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr Joseph reveals one of his Lenten pet peeves: “Do the best you can.” Do the best you can? Now brothers and sisters, that’s a recipe for failure. Heck, sinner that I am, the best I can is what has got me to where I am! We don’t give an inexperienced bunch of players a ball – with no practice whatsoever – and say, “Okay, it’s game time. Do the best…
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Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourself, it’s almost that time; time to cue your favorite theme song for the upcoming Lenten Fast! Perhaps the theme song from Star Wars? Or maybe we could sing a fasting song, during this election year, to the tune of "Hail to the Chief?" Then again, there’s always the Beverly Hillbillies ...…
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This week, Fr Joseph gets real: "The thing about Confession is that it is natural. That is, it is Real. Almost everything else we do with our sin is false and unnatural. We punish ourselves, justify our actions, and hide. Yet, in Confession -- in opening ourselves to God the Light -- we expose the hypocrisy of our double life. In truth, we've been …
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This week's podcast is taken from the book, "One Flew Over the Onion Dome" – any similarities to your own parish, bishop or jurisdiction is purely intentional. Orthodoxy not available in all states. In your area, it may only be available in a foreign language – in which case, your mileage may vary …Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr Joseph reviews the rules of life, particularly Murphy's Law and its variants, and and then provides us with a rule we can all live with.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr Joseph, with help from Fr Thomas Hopko and Elder Porphyrios, delves into the malady known as Nojoyatall.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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No matter what you call your grandparents, go to Church Camp, write home, and beware the Mama Eater.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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A brief history of the coffee hour, with some suggestions about how best to use the time as you sip your morning brew!Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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The Theophany and House Blessings. What happens in the service, in our homes, and in our lives.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph discusses his introduction to, and the Church's teaching about, St. Joseph the Betrothed.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Every year at this time we reflect upon the true meaning of Christmas. Fr. Huneycutt shows us from Holy Scripture and from the Church Fathers that Christmas is all about .... clothing!Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Just a few more days until the Nativity feast. With the fast, the shopping, the preparations....how are you doin'? Let us prepare? Yes. But regardless of how prepared we are, let us be thankful.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph sets out on a search for the Baby Jesus.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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Fr. Joseph talks to us about Santa Claus in his son's—and in his own—imagination.Door Fr. Joseph Huneycutt
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