# priest (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover priest. Page: Feed: --- ## [“Why Do You Pray to the Saints?” The Objection Every Orthodox Christian Hears](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/why-do-you-pray-to-the-saints-the) _2026-08-21 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ When visitors first walk into an Orthodox Church they are immediately drawn to the images of men and women throughout history that adorn the walls of our churches. ## [Father Oakeng Sempe: ‘We are Baptised and Sent’](https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/father-oakeng-sempe-we-are-baptised-and-sent/) _2026-08-21 · Kati Dijane · The Southern Cross_ Three years into his priesthood, Father Oakeng Sempe is witnessing a changing Diocese of Kimberley, where local vocations, synodality and \[…\] Source ## [God’s Way: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time](https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/gods-way-21st-sunday-in-ordinary-time/) _2026-08-21 · Emmanuel Suntheni OSB · The Southern Cross_ Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB, Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year A Sermon And Christian Act In The Word Theme: God’s Ways \[…\] Source ## [Pope: Singing Contributes to Unity of Hearts](https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/pope-singing-contributes-to-unity-of-hearts/) _2026-08-20 · Southern Cross · The Southern Cross_ Pope Leo XIV, General Audience, St Peter’s Basilica, Wednesday, 19 August 2026 Dear brothers and sisters, The sixth chapter of \[…\] Source ## [Neocatechumenal Way Meets Archbishop of Pretoria](https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/neocatechumenal-way-meets-archbishop-of-pretoria/) _2026-08-20 · Southern Cross · The Southern Cross_ The team responsible for the Neocatechumenal Way in Southern Africa recently met with Archbishop Dabula Anthony Mpako of Pretoria for \[…\] Source ## [Fr Sipho Moatlhodi on the life of the Church in Kimberley Diocese](https://www.scross.co.za/2026/08/fr-sipho-moatlhodi-on-the-life-of-the-church-in-kimberley-diocese/) _2026-08-20 · Kati Dijane · The Southern Cross_ As the Diocese of Kimberley celebrates 75 years of the establishment of its hierarchy, Father Sipho Moatlhodi reflects on a \[…\] Source ## ["You Worship Mary!" The Objection Every Orthodox Christian Hears](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/you-worship-mary-the-objection-every) _2026-08-19 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ There are some things you come to expect in life, things that occur with such regularity you can practically set your alarm by them: ## [The Christianity Nobody Talks About Anymore: The Priest Who Refused to Stay Home After Surgery](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/the-christianity-nobody-talks-about) _2026-08-17 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ Last Wednesday night our priest confessor had a defibrillator installed for his heart. ## [POPE LEO AND BISHOPS LIE AND COVER UP](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/pope-leo-and-bishops-lie-and-cover) _2026-08-16 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Aided by complicit media outlets ## [“That’s Not Biblical!” — Except, What About Your Church?](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/thats-not-biblical-except-what-about) _2026-08-14 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ A Protestant-to-Orthodox Reflection on Scripture, Tradition, and the Ancient Faith We Sometimes Forget We Inherited ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3E3IdDE7CgOX) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [To be a Christian is to know a Person, not a Book](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/to-be-a-christian-is-to-know-a-person) _2026-08-12 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ Sitting at coffee shops as often as I do, there are a lot of different kinds of people that one is exposed to: ## [Young People Have Found Something to Rebel Against; Modernity](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/young-people-have-found-something) _2026-08-10 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ The Kids Are Rebelling Again. This Time, They’re Becoming Orthodox. ## [AD&D 1e Psionics](https://petersmj.com/blog/adnd-1e-psionics/) _2026-08-10 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ AD&D 1e psionics are a mixed bag, and that’s putting it generously. At minimum, the scattered nature of the psionics rules in the PHB and DMG makes it difficult for an aspiring 1e DM to use them. There exist some great, comprehensive resources written by more dedicated people than me (see Anthony Huso’s post here and someone else’s follow-up post to it here ). My goal isn’t… ## [WHY I CANNOT OBEY AND RESPECT POPE LEO](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/why-i-cannot-obey-and-respect-pope) _2026-08-09 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ 'Obedience can be commanded - respect must be earned' ## [Psionics for Non-Psionists](https://petersmj.com/ttrpg/rules/psionics-for-non-psionists/) _2026-08-09 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Psionic blast is the only psionic ability available to a psionists for use against non-psionic creatures. Each use of psionic blast costs 20 points and has one of the effects on the psionic blast table. Range is 20’/40’/60’ cone (5’ base, 60’ length, 20’ terminus). The psionist must have at least 100 PS available to use psionic blast . Saving Throw vs. Psionics… ## [Are We Witnessing the Collapse of Evangelicalism in Real Time?](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/are-we-witnessing-the-collapse-of) _2026-08-07 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ Why Christians Raised on Modern Church Culture Are Rediscovering Ancient Orthodox Christianity ## [The Apocrypha Problem: What If We Don’t Know Who Wrote the Protestant Old Testament Either?](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/the-apocrypha-problem-what-if-we) _2026-08-05 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ One of the interesting phenomena I’ve been able to witness up close and personal over the last few years is the number of visitors to our parish who, though raised Christian of some sort, were stirred to visit an Orthodox Church because they had begun reading 2nd Temple apocryphal books they had never read up till that point in their life. ## ['The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind' and the Recent Surge in Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholicism](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/the-scandal-of-the-evangelical-mind) _2026-08-03 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ Why are young and old continuing to inquire into Ancient Christianity? ## [Metaposting I](https://petersmj.com/blog/metaposting-i/) _2026-08-03 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ This is the first in what I assume will be the occasional meta-post on blogging and general content creation. As each week rolls around, I sit down and wonder what to write about for the Monday blog post, and as I do so many topics come to mind: D&D, academia, philosophy, technology, personal struggles, and so on. For every thought I have I often have a counter-thought or perspective that enters… ## [WHY PRIESTS LEAVE OR ARE DISMISSED](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/why-priests-leave-or-are-dismissed) _2026-08-02 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ The truth often kept from Catholics ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/niw5HFemhc7c) _2026-08-02 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [What an Orthodox Priest Taught Me About Being Wrong](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/what-an-orthodox-priest-taught-me) _2026-07-31 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ Why the holiest people I know are often the quickest to admit they are sinners ## [We Have Never Had More Community. So Why Are We So Lonely? - Orthodox Christian Reflections](https://kennethbwrites.substack.com/p/we-have-never-had-more-community) _2026-07-29 · Kenneth B. · Becoming Orthodox_ Why Orthodox Churches Don’t Try to Cure Loneliness With Small Talk ## [On Creation, Part Two](https://petersmj.com/blog/on-creation-part-two/) _2026-07-27 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ This is something of a follow-up to this post. The first post was on the first thing I ever created and made public. I felt then that I had something to prove to myself, that I could make something that people could actually use, love, and hate. I don’t think anyone but me has ever read and used it, but it’s the idea that counts. Since then, I can feel those muscles strengthening. I… ## [THE HISTORICAL IMPACT OF HOMOSEXUAL POPES](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/the-historical-impact-of-homosexual) _2026-07-26 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Questions worth answering ## [INCREASING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF PRIESTS](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/military-recruitment-lessons-and) _2026-07-19 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Learning from military recruitment by broadening the pool of candidates ## [SHOULD PRIESTS LIKE NOWAK BE SUPPORTED?](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/to-pay-or-not-to-pay-priests-like) _2026-07-15 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Countless predators have been created by the Roman Catholic Church ## [How AI is AI?](https://petersmj.com/blog/how-ai-is-ai/) _2026-07-13 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ I write an essay every week or so on a topic of interest with the intent of publishing them here. A friend of mine is kind enough to always proofread them, we have a great conversation about each one… and then I never end up publishing here. The reason for that is a whole different topic. I mention this because I’m working on another one of those essays, this time about AI 1 . AI essays are… ## [THE TRUTH ABOUT BERNARDIN AND ‘AGNES’](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-bernardin-and-agnes) _2026-07-12 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Exposing clerical sex abuse tag teams ## [MORE SEX SCANDALS AND COVER-UPS](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/more-sex-scandals-and-cover-ups) _2026-07-10 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Can’t say I didn’t warn you ## [CANONIZATION OR IMPRISONMENT?](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/canonization-or-imprisonment) _2026-07-05 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Catholics kept in the dark ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TrQxc7x1qBwz) _2026-07-05 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [The Gettysburg Address](https://petersmj.com/blog/the-gettysburg-address/) _2026-07-04 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that… ## [‘As Long as There’s No Beer Shortage’: Russians Mock Fuel Crisis in Memes](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/03/as-long-as-theres-no-beer-shortage-russians-mock-fuel-crisis-in-memes-a93163) _2026-07-03 · The Moscow Times - Independent News From Russia_ While the disruptions have sparked widespread public frustration, many Russians have turned to humor to cope with the crisis. ## [How to Improve Internet Privacy in Under Five Minutes](https://petersmj.com/blog/improve-internet-privacy-in-under-five-minutes/) _2026-06-29 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ You can reach the 80-20 rule of internet privacy on your computer in under five minutes by following this guide, starting now. (See after for equivalent phone guide.) On your computer, download Firefox browser here: link Go to Settings \> Search, set your default search engine to DuckDuckGo. In Additional search engines, remove all other search engines but DuckDuckGo. Firefox has built in settings… ## [HOMOSEXUAL POPES INSPIRE SCHISMS](https://johneighteenthirtyseven.substack.com/p/homosexual-popes-inspire-schisms) _2026-06-28 · Gene Thomas Gomulka · Gene Thomas Gomulka of John 18:37_ Is history repeating itself? ## [Do 92% of SVOTS Grads Really Leave the Priesthood?](https://orthodoxstudies.substack.com/p/do-92-of-svots-grads-really-leave) _2026-06-16 · Dcn Seraphim Richard Rohlin · Orthodox Studies Institute_ A November 2025 post at Good Guys Wear Black has recently made the rounds on social media. ## [The Dyrland Map](https://petersmj.com/ttrpg/reymar/the-dyrland/) _2026-06-09 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Download PDF ## [Lessons in Research](https://petersmj.com/blog/lessons-in-research/) _2026-06-08 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ I’ve learned a lot since starting graduate school. I thought it might be helpful to post some of the lessons I’ve learned throughout the course of my research so far. Many of these takeaways are also applicable outside of research. Some may seem obvious and you’ve heard them before, but I’ve found there is a colossal difference between hearing something and agreeing with it… ## [Church Growth and the Priest Shortage in the OCA](https://orthodoxstudies.substack.com/p/church-growth-and-the-priest-shortage) _2026-06-04 · Dcn Seraphim Richard Rohlin · Orthodox Studies Institute_ A quick note: On Friday, June 5 at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT, we’ll have a live discussion about this report on our YouTube channel. ## [Glittering Cave](https://petersmj.com/ttrpg/reymar/glittering-cave/) _2026-06-01 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ This adventure is designed for five to eight characters of levels 3-6. Background The Glittering Cave was once a mine in very old days, broken through in part by fire-setting. Historically, it’s thought that copper may have first been identified as a byproduct of extracting and processing malachite and azurite. In this sense, it was a foundational cave for copper mining and held spiritual… ## [Glittering Cave Release](https://petersmj.com/blog/glittering-cave-release/) _2026-06-01 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Last week I published The Sanctuary of the Servant . This week I bring to you another module of mine: The Glittering Cave . When I read modules, I tend to skip the pages of introductions. I just want the sauce, you know? So while the module itself is light on background details, I thought I would give a little background here for those interested. After saving the life of a friend to a borderlands… ## [Sanctuary of the Servant](https://petersmj.com/ttrpg/reymar/sots/) _2026-05-23 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Player characters should be at least third level before attempting this dungeon. Intro The quest is given by a mysterious, cloaked figure that quickly hands them the letter as soon as they get into town. Adventurers, Due East 3 days, then 1 day North. Great Treasure or terrible Doom awaits. Signed, P Original Map These are the original maps used for Sanctuary of the Servant. You can download these… ## [Sanctuary of the Servant Release](https://petersmj.com/blog/sanctuary-of-the-servant-release/) _2026-05-23 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Years ago when I had no idea how to make fun campaigns and any success was merely stumbled upon, the players and I were disgruntled with the current state of the game. We had a good first couple, but something was off after about ten sessions. Roundtable discussion after another followed, and eventually I threw up my hands, plopped them somewhere else in the world, and handed them an adventure… ## [Hard Days](https://petersmj.com/blog/hard-days/) _2026-05-19 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ One of those hard days came again. Tough meeting. Questioning what I’m doing. Doubting my abilities. Feeling lost. The spiral begins. Everyone has been here before. I’m used to these moments, and so I returned to my tried-and-true method: take a day. No matter how much you think you can’t, take the day. You get twenty-four hours to feel sorry for yourself and wallow in self-pity.… ## [Obsidian Vault Setup](https://petersmj.com/blog/obsidian-vault-setup/) _2026-05-11 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ Organizing and indexing my notes has paid off time and time again throughout my research and personal projects. There are likely as many ways to organize your notes as there are notes, but I thought I’d share how I organize my notes anyway. Some friends have found use in this system. I will only include the bare necessities of what you need to operate this system, but note that I do have… ## [An Army of Deacons](https://orthodoxstudies.substack.com/p/an-army-of-deacons) _2026-05-08 · Dcn Seraphim Richard Rohlin · Orthodox Studies Institute_ The Quiet Rise of the OCA Diaconate ## [Russian Customs Seize British Children’s Books as ‘Extremist Literature’](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/06/russian-customs-seize-british-childrens-books-as-extremist-literature-a92701) _2026-05-06 · The Moscow Times - Independent News From Russia_ The books shown included “The Dinosaurs Who Met Santa Claus” and “Baby’s Very First Big Play Book.” ## [Ödlun Map](https://petersmj.com/ttrpg/reymar/%C3%B6dlun/) _2026-05-06 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ ## [Statblock Generator](https://petersmj.com/blog/statblock-generator/) _2026-05-04 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ I am trying to understand my “relationship” with generative AI, as I’m sure a lot of people are. It’s not good at everything. Promises are being made that will never be realized, about how this will be some silver bullet—an every-tool. I believe that there will be great consequences when the music stops and reality comes crashing down. I believe that it is being used… ## [The Engineer and the Artist](https://petersmj.com/blog/the-engineer-and-the-artist/) _2026-04-27 · Michael J Peters on petersmj_ The Artist wants to create. They want to bring something new into existence and express themselves through their work. Often (I hesitate to say always) they wish to share this work with others. When they don’t, it is often out of a fear of exposing the most central parts of the self to scrutiny. The Artist wants people to have a reaction to their work, a great one if possible. They want to… ## [What the Quiet Revival Collapse Can Teach Us About Orthodox Data](https://orthodoxstudies.substack.com/p/what-the-quiet-revival-collapse-can) _2026-04-20 · Matthew Namee · Orthodox Studies Institute_ The UK Bible Society is in the news for pulling a major survey due to bad data. OSI had a similar experience last year.