Fr. Steven Clark
@frstevenclark.bsky.social
Musician, Orthodox Priest, Coffee geek (not looking for on-line romance — astonished that some can't figure that out; Observe good boundaries.) Early Internet handle IXØYCtheFISH (A dreaded INFP with a side of T in that F) "Observe good Boundaries"
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How to guarantee being blocked:
• Flirt
• Try to sell me a product or program
• Insist that your limited epistemology (whether Materialism or Fundamentalism) is the only way to view reality
• Post sexually explicit content without flagging it thusly
• Insist we communication on another platform
• Flirt
• Try to sell me a product or program
• Insist that your limited epistemology (whether Materialism or Fundamentalism) is the only way to view reality
• Post sexually explicit content without flagging it thusly
• Insist we communication on another platform
There once was a student named Bessor
Whose knowledge grew lessor and lessor.
It at last grew so small
He knew nothing at all,
And today he's a college professor! — Bennett Cerf
Whose knowledge grew lessor and lessor.
It at last grew so small
He knew nothing at all,
And today he's a college professor! — Bennett Cerf
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There once was a student named Bessor
Whose knowledge grew lessor and lessor.
It at last grew so small
He knew nothing at all,
And today he's a college professor! — Bennett Cerf
Whose knowledge grew lessor and lessor.
It at last grew so small
He knew nothing at all,
And today he's a college professor! — Bennett Cerf
Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired. — Jonathan Swift (Letter to a young clergyman)
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reasoning will never make a man correct an ill opinion, which by reasoning he never acquired. — Jonathan Swift (Letter to a young clergyman)
The obstacle is the path. — Zen Proverb
November 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The obstacle is the path. — Zen Proverb
Just paid a bill using a telephone "menu moron", which involves yelling into the phone repeatedly "YES, YES, YES!". . . . wonder what the neighbours think is going on?
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Just paid a bill using a telephone "menu moron", which involves yelling into the phone repeatedly "YES, YES, YES!". . . . wonder what the neighbours think is going on?
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. — Navajo Proverb
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. — Navajo Proverb
The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. — G.C. Lichtenberg
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The fly that doesn't want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter. — G.C. Lichtenberg
Bread for me is a material question. Bread of my neighbour is a spiritual one. — Nikolai Berdyaev
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Bread for me is a material question. Bread of my neighbour is a spiritual one. — Nikolai Berdyaev
What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. — Michael Ondaatje
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power. — Michael Ondaatje
Just getting over a sinus infection. It first attacked my right nostril for two days and then waited and attacked my left nostril for two days. . . kinda like a bad martial arts movie.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Just getting over a sinus infection. It first attacked my right nostril for two days and then waited and attacked my left nostril for two days. . . kinda like a bad martial arts movie.
This is probably a 5 cuppa coffee day.
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is probably a 5 cuppa coffee day.
Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint. — St. Paisios of Athos
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint. — St. Paisios of Athos
In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor. — Oscar Wilde
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor. — Oscar Wilde
Bad theology is like pornography—the imagination of a real relationship without the risk of one. It tends to be transactional and propositional rather than relational and mysterious.
You don’t have to trust Person, or care for Person. — Robert Rohr (continued in comments)
You don’t have to trust Person, or care for Person. — Robert Rohr (continued in comments)
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Bad theology is like pornography—the imagination of a real relationship without the risk of one. It tends to be transactional and propositional rather than relational and mysterious.
You don’t have to trust Person, or care for Person. — Robert Rohr (continued in comments)
You don’t have to trust Person, or care for Person. — Robert Rohr (continued in comments)
The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap! I promise you! It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous. — Ashton Kutcher
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap! I promise you! It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous. — Ashton Kutcher
Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Linsey Lohan. Why is that? — John Green
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you’d rather be intelligent than stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Linsey Lohan. Why is that? — John Green
Some people say, “I believe God will help me,” and at the same time they try to make lots of money so that they won’t be deprived of anything. These people mock God, because they do not entrust themselves to God but to money. — St. Paisios of Mount Athos
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some people say, “I believe God will help me,” and at the same time they try to make lots of money so that they won’t be deprived of anything. These people mock God, because they do not entrust themselves to God but to money. — St. Paisios of Mount Athos
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity.
Do you will to become a saint? Be severe to yourself, but kind to others. — St. John Chrysostom
Do you will to become a saint? Be severe to yourself, but kind to others. — St. John Chrysostom
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity.
Do you will to become a saint? Be severe to yourself, but kind to others. — St. John Chrysostom
Do you will to become a saint? Be severe to yourself, but kind to others. — St. John Chrysostom
The offering of the righteous is the tears of their eyes; and their acceptable sacrifice is their sighings during vigil. — St Isaac the Syrian
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The offering of the righteous is the tears of their eyes; and their acceptable sacrifice is their sighings during vigil. — St Isaac the Syrian
Watch me, O Lord, this day; for, abandoned to myself, I shall surely betray Thee. — Philip Neri
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Watch me, O Lord, this day; for, abandoned to myself, I shall surely betray Thee. — Philip Neri
True mysticism should not be confused with incompetence in writing which seeks to mystify where there is no mystery but is really only the necessity to fake to cover lack of knowledge or the inability to state clearly. — Ernest Hemingway
November 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
True mysticism should not be confused with incompetence in writing which seeks to mystify where there is no mystery but is really only the necessity to fake to cover lack of knowledge or the inability to state clearly. — Ernest Hemingway
Men will surrender to the spirit of the age. They will say that if they had lived in our day, Faith would be simple and easy. But in their day, they will say, things are complex; the Church must be brought up to date and made meaningful to the day’s problems.... continued— St. Anthony of the Desert
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Men will surrender to the spirit of the age. They will say that if they had lived in our day, Faith would be simple and easy. But in their day, they will say, things are complex; the Church must be brought up to date and made meaningful to the day’s problems.... continued— St. Anthony of the Desert
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know. — Groucho Marx or Bennett Cerf
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know. — Groucho Marx or Bennett Cerf
I am not sure how many "sins" I would recognize in the world. Some would surely be defused by changed circumstances. But I can imagine none that is more irredeemably sinful than the betrayal, the exploitation, of the young by those who should care for them. — Captain Janeway, Voyager
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I am not sure how many "sins" I would recognize in the world. Some would surely be defused by changed circumstances. But I can imagine none that is more irredeemably sinful than the betrayal, the exploitation, of the young by those who should care for them. — Captain Janeway, Voyager
The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe. — Frank Rizzo (ex police chief and mayor)
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The streets are safe in Philadelphia. It's only the people who make them unsafe. — Frank Rizzo (ex police chief and mayor)
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me; the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart. — Jerome K. Jerome
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me; the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart. — Jerome K. Jerome