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So I’m sure we all know about the debate of Creation vs. Evolution. You will meet different Orthodox Christians say different things — some are ardent Creationists, some are ardent Evolutionists, and some don’t really care and don’t think it matters either way.

If you really consider the theological implications that evolution would have for Orthodoxy, rather than just throwing it in as a different beginning, and read what the Fathers have to say about Genesis, you will clearly see that evolution is in fact wholly incompatible with Orthodox Christianity. There are many issues here: the Fathers accepted the Scriptures as is — they didn’t think themselves wiser than God’s revelation. Many Fathers insisted that we not deny the literal/historical level. The Fathers, without exception as I far as I know, therefore accept the timeline of Genesis as literal, which leaves not nearly enough time for evolution to have occurred…

I have a weekly food plan, and I try to make the best meals I can for as cheap as possible, and as healthy as possible.

I have found that this feat is not difficult, just time consuming and requires planning – and I am good at planning, and cooking; that is very important as well.

You should try this, make a plan, and cook to the best of your ability – nothing is difficult and nothing is too time consuming, just messy.

And as a fore-word, thanks to my mother for teaching me how to make cheap, easy and tasty food, it ain’t hard.

So today is a Friday, which means I am busy – I have a fair amount on my plate, but none on my literal one. I need to cook something quick and healthy, but also non-perishable.

Not enough time in the morning so that is…

So today is the feast day of St Patrick, Ireland’s national saint. It is incredible to think that celebrations in the saints name are taking place all over the world today.  This post was written by  Terry O’Hagan  blogger and archaeologist . Terry is near to completing a PhD thesis on St Patrick at the school of Archaeology at UCD and  is one of the country’s experts on the saint.  Many thanks to Terry for taking the time to write this post and share his knowledge of the saint with us.

St. Patrick: A Man on a Mission

St. Patrick is a man of many faces: missionary, mascot, legend, figurehead, saint, sinner, superhero and saviour. Over the 1500 years or so since his death; successive generations have chosen to remake and remodel his life according to ever-changing concerns and  climates. Ongoing adaptation, along with the passing of the centuries, has…