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"
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. — Albert Schweitzer
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. — Albert Schweitzer
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. — George Orwell
November 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. — George Orwell
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. — Albert Camus
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. — Albert Camus
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. — Voltaire
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. — Voltaire
Modern nationalism bears marks of a bestial inhumanity. — Nikolai Berdyaev
November 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Modern nationalism bears marks of a bestial inhumanity. — Nikolai Berdyaev
Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. — Mark Twain
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. — Mark Twain
Hell can’t be made attractive, so the devil makes attractive the road that leads there. — St. Basil the Great
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Hell can’t be made attractive, so the devil makes attractive the road that leads there. — St. Basil the Great
Do not hurry; say and do everything calmly. You will succeed. It is the enemy who hurries and disturbs us, for there is no sense in confused hurry. — St. John of Kronstadt
November 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Do not hurry; say and do everything calmly. You will succeed. It is the enemy who hurries and disturbs us, for there is no sense in confused hurry. — St. John of Kronstadt
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. — Proverbs 21:3
November 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. — Proverbs 21:3
Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. — M. Scott Peck
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. — M. Scott Peck
The poor tell us who we are. The prophets tell us who we could be. So, we hide the poor and kill the prophets. — Philip Berrigan
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The poor tell us who we are. The prophets tell us who we could be. So, we hide the poor and kill the prophets. — Philip Berrigan
Democracy is an ephemeral bridge spanning a transitory gap between crowned autocracy and oligarchical autocracy, between the "divine authority" of kings and the authoritarianism of sociopaths.
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Democracy is an ephemeral bridge spanning a transitory gap between crowned autocracy and oligarchical autocracy, between the "divine authority" of kings and the authoritarianism of sociopaths.
It is no small gain to know your own ignorance. — St Jerome
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It is no small gain to know your own ignorance. — St Jerome
All those other people need to stop sinning so they won't be in front of me in the confession line. — Alice Sophia Gardner
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
All those other people need to stop sinning so they won't be in front of me in the confession line. — Alice Sophia Gardner
So, if you don’t fit in, if you feel at odds with the world, if your identity is troubled and frayed, if you feel lost and ashamed — it could be because you have retained the human values you were supposed to have discarded. You are a deviant. Be proud. — George Monbiot
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
So, if you don’t fit in, if you feel at odds with the world, if your identity is troubled and frayed, if you feel lost and ashamed — it could be because you have retained the human values you were supposed to have discarded. You are a deviant. Be proud. — George Monbiot
There is no end that justifies the means. If the means are evil the end will be evil too. — Rev. Stephen Clark
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There is no end that justifies the means. If the means are evil the end will be evil too. — Rev. Stephen Clark
I have in this War a burning private grudge against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler, ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making forever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light. — JRR Tolkien
November 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I have in this War a burning private grudge against that ruddy little ignoramus Adolf Hitler, ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making forever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to Europe, which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true light. — JRR Tolkien
Don't worry about my Coffee consumption. Worry about what I would do to you.
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Don't worry about my Coffee consumption. Worry about what I would do to you.
Sir, I must protest; I am not a merry man. — Worf, son of Mogh
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sir, I must protest; I am not a merry man. — Worf, son of Mogh
Disrespect invites disrespect; violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. — Meryl Streep
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Disrespect invites disrespect; violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose. — Meryl Streep
The Spirit does not dwell in concepts. — Carl Jung
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Spirit does not dwell in concepts. — Carl Jung
Hatred for one's neighbour is the soul's death. — St Thalassios the Libyan
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hatred for one's neighbour is the soul's death. — St Thalassios the Libyan
Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are Anger and Courage: Anger at the way thing are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. — attributed to St. Augustine by Robert McAfee Brown
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hope has two beautiful daughters: their names are Anger and Courage: Anger at the way thing are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. — attributed to St. Augustine by Robert McAfee Brown
Communism is good in theory, but in practice it usually just ends up being destroyed in a military coup financed by the CIA. — Existential Comics
November 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Communism is good in theory, but in practice it usually just ends up being destroyed in a military coup financed by the CIA. — Existential Comics
God loves human beings. God loves the world. Not an ideal human, but human beings AS THEY ARE; not an ideal world, but the REAL WORLD. What we shrink back from with pain and hostility, namely, real human beings, the real world, this is for God the ground of unfathomable love. — Dietrich Bonhöffer
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
God loves human beings. God loves the world. Not an ideal human, but human beings AS THEY ARE; not an ideal world, but the REAL WORLD. What we shrink back from with pain and hostility, namely, real human beings, the real world, this is for God the ground of unfathomable love. — Dietrich Bonhöffer