tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post1812712216807446024..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: The wisdom of Fr. Thomas HopkoByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-64185689267184464752020-03-14T11:04:51.059-05:002020-03-14T11:04:51.059-05:00Powerfully relevant & refreshing words of wisd...Powerfully relevant & refreshing words of wisdom that challenge & inspire!<br />Memory Eternal!Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833797224685670708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-12474176227710304212020-03-13T19:04:25.593-05:002020-03-13T19:04:25.593-05:00A friend of mine had taken a masters degree from S...A friend of mine had taken a masters degree from St. Vlad's in the early 1990's, and she had recorded her classroom lectures including Fr. Thomas's. She loaned me these tapes (this was the mid 1990's) and I would listen to them in the car on the way to and from work. As a neophyte, I recall being slightly aghast when he went into a semi rant about how all the clergy/bishops dress up like (Byzantine) Roman courtier's and how these traditions may or may not be for the Gospel and God's glory today.<br /><br />In my opinion, a step in the direction of facing up to these challenges he identifies would be to address in a serious/sustained way at the catechetical level, so that the "liberal" or the "conservative" has at least the opportunity to see these two failure paths. Anyone know if this ever occurs?Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152024447008244670noreply@blogger.com