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
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
If everything is under control, you are going too slow. — Mario Andretti
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If everything is under control, you are going too slow. — Mario Andretti
Nature abhors a vacuum. I agree with nature — Every dog, cat, or person with PTSD
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Nature abhors a vacuum. I agree with nature — Every dog, cat, or person with PTSD
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. — Anonymous
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water. — Anonymous
The aim of prayer is that we should acquire from it love of God, for in prayer are to be found all sorts of reasons for loving God. — St Isaac the Syrian
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The aim of prayer is that we should acquire from it love of God, for in prayer are to be found all sorts of reasons for loving God. — St Isaac the Syrian
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? — Milton Berle
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? — Milton Berle
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That is the message he is sending. — Thich Nhat Hath
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That is the message he is sending. — Thich Nhat Hath
Anything capable of arousing passion in its favour will surely raise as much passion against it. — Ernest Hemingway
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Anything capable of arousing passion in its favour will surely raise as much passion against it. — Ernest Hemingway
Let's stop with the nonsense. This isn't football. There are no teams. We are the team. It's the United States. Don't let their partisan squabbles divide us on something every decent person wants. We need to take care of each other. — Jimmy Kimmel
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Let's stop with the nonsense. This isn't football. There are no teams. We are the team. It's the United States. Don't let their partisan squabbles divide us on something every decent person wants. We need to take care of each other. — Jimmy Kimmel
Overheard: why can't you just wear black and dye your hair red like normal goths — not saying where I heard it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Overheard: why can't you just wear black and dye your hair red like normal goths — not saying where I heard it.
If we are compelled to "stand up for our flag” then standing up for it has no meaning. — Anonymous
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If we are compelled to "stand up for our flag” then standing up for it has no meaning. — Anonymous
There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. — Joseph Brodsky
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. — Joseph Brodsky
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. — Vincent van Gogh
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. — Vincent van Gogh
Egal wie dicht du bist, Göthe war Dichter. No matter how drunk you are, Goethe was a poet (or more drunk). — German proverb
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Egal wie dicht du bist, Göthe war Dichter. No matter how drunk you are, Goethe was a poet (or more drunk). — German proverb
Those who do not co-suffer with those who live in great pain are suffering from the most fatal of spiritual illnesses: mercilessness. — Elder Paisios the New
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Those who do not co-suffer with those who live in great pain are suffering from the most fatal of spiritual illnesses: mercilessness. — Elder Paisios the New
Some men abstain from the passions because of human fear, others because of self-esteem, and others through self-control. Some, however, are delivered from the passions by divine providence. — St. Maximos the Confessor
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some men abstain from the passions because of human fear, others because of self-esteem, and others through self-control. Some, however, are delivered from the passions by divine providence. — St. Maximos the Confessor
It's Monday. . . "morning" is quite sufficient. "good" will only trigger me. — SRC
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It's Monday. . . "morning" is quite sufficient. "good" will only trigger me. — SRC
Orthodoxy is not a minimalist faith; it does not ask "what is the minimum we have to do to be saved?"; it rather says, "LOOK AT ALL THE COOL STUFF WE GET TO DO TO BE SAVED!" — Rev. Stephen Clark
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Orthodoxy is not a minimalist faith; it does not ask "what is the minimum we have to do to be saved?"; it rather says, "LOOK AT ALL THE COOL STUFF WE GET TO DO TO BE SAVED!" — Rev. Stephen Clark
It is profane, as well as grandiose, to manipulate the Bible as an apologetic for America. — William Stringfellow
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It is profane, as well as grandiose, to manipulate the Bible as an apologetic for America. — William Stringfellow
All riches come from iniquity, and unless one has lost, another cannot gain. Hence that common opinion seems to be very true: the rich man is unjust, or the heir to an unjust one. Opulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessor. — St. Jerome
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
All riches come from iniquity, and unless one has lost, another cannot gain. Hence that common opinion seems to be very true: the rich man is unjust, or the heir to an unjust one. Opulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessor. — St. Jerome
April 1st : When we try to pretend that our addiction to folly is limited to one day. — Steven Clark
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
April 1st : When we try to pretend that our addiction to folly is limited to one day. — Steven Clark
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively. — Bob Marley
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively. — Bob Marley