Orthograph Archives

Ortho-graphs are simple diagrams of the illusions, delusions, pitfalls and manifestations of ego and goofiness in the spiritual life of Orthodox converts, of which I am one. Been there, done that, looked in the mirror and illustrated it.

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And these are the Orthograph Archives in order of appearance on the blog:


To Do List

#1. Internet Catechism

#2. Teachers

#3. Get to Know the Real Thing

#4. Judging Plates

#5. Prayer Ropes

#6. Ordination

#7. Monastic Advice 

#8. Fasting 

#9. Paley Graph -1 

#10. Paley Graph - Famous Spiritual Father Name Droppers

#11. Famous Spiritual Father Name Dropper Corollary

#12. Making the Sign of the Cross 

#13. Reality Check -1  

#14. True Confessions - 1 

#15. When Convert Priests Meet 

#16. Let Us Complete Our Prayer to the Lord... 

#17. Internet Orthodoxy #2 

#18. Men in Black #1

#19. Beginners #1

#20. My Journey 

#21. Signs and Wonders 

#22. Toll Booths? 

#23. Calendar Issues Part 1 

#24. Calendar Issues Part 2 

#25. True Confessions, 2 

#26. Haiti and Pat Robertson 

#27. Does God Speak to Your Heart? 

#28. Assessments, Critiques and Prognostications 

#29. Experience and Priorities 

#30. Better  Discussed Over a Beer 

#31. The Value of Opinions 

#32. The Potter and the Clay 

#33. Ye Are the Light of the World 

#34. Can't Get No... 

#35. True Confessions, 3 

#36. The Bar is Open 

#37. Living in the Present Moment 

#38. Recipe 

# 39. Another Convert Sighting 

#40. Orthodox Miscalculations 

#41. My Favorite Place for Lent 

#42. Lent 1 

#43. Lent 2, Let the Self Conciousness Begin 

#44. Lent 3, Image is Everything 

#45 Lent 4, Judging Plates 

#46 Lent 5, Have You Noticed? 

#47. Lent 6, Cheeseburger 

#48. Warning Labels 1 

#49. Prostration Tutorial 

#50. Lent 7, Anatomy Lesson 

#51. Lent 8, Prostrations 

#52. Lent 9, What I Want 

#53. Warning Labels 2 

#54. Man in Black

#55. Lenten Morning Routine

#56. Speaking of "speaking of" 

#57. Lent 12, Yo No Quiero Mas 

#58. Tradition "Handed Down"

#59. Lent 13, Devouring... 

#60. Instant Blog Stat Generator

#61. Because I'm Special 

#62. Life, in general 

#63. More My Speed 

#64. Know It All?

Orthodox Men's Magazine Prostrate Issue

Introducing Curmudgeophan the Recluse

Curmudgeophan on Vestments

Be Nice to Your Choir Director

#65. Fifth Week of Lent

#66. Lenten Family Outing 

Curmudgeophan the Recluse - On Fasting 

Delusion Tours - St. Mary Experience 

Pick a God

#67. Living in the Present Moment #2 

#68. Yummy - Feast of the Annunciation 

#69. Annunciation and Abortion

Curmudgeophan's Catechism #1: Paschal Greetings

#70. Stock Prices

#71. Piety

#72.  The Remnant

#73.  Apostolic Pedigree

What's Your Position on .... Controversy

#74.  Can't Get No... #2

Monkabee Magazine #2 Monastery Issue

Curmudgeophan on Ortho-blogging

Covered Girl Magazine #1

Curmudgeophan - Subdeacon Barsanuphius Vestments 

#75. Aspirations 

#76. How Prayer Rules Work 

#77. How Prayer Works 

#78. Life of an Orthodox Blog 

Transcript of My Real Jesus Prayer

#79. Refutation or...

#80. Damn Klingons!

Curmudgeophan on Bowing

MONKABEE Magazine #3 Hair Theology Issue

OB (Orthodox Burnout) Magazine #1

#81. Speaking of Burnout 

#82. When the Lord speaks to someone's heart...

#83. Handy Excuse 

Why You Should Meet Your In-laws Before You Get Married


Curmudgeophan's "12 Things You Wouldn't Know if They Bit You on the Butt" #1

Curmudgeophan's "12 Things" #2

Curmudgeophan's "12 Things" #3

Curmudgeophan's "12 Things" #5

#84. Serving with Visiting Priests

#85. Birds of a Feather

When Instructing Others

Resentment

#86. Beware of New "Theologians"

#87. Super-something 

#88.  Liturgical Worship Leaders

#89.  Pray unto the Lord, ye catechumens

#90. True Confessions #4 

#91. Hidden Tiger, Prostrating Dragon

Curmudgeophan on Ponytails

#92. Separately...

MONKABEE #4 Digi-doxy Online Piety

#93. Personal Testimonies

#94. Personal Testimonies, Orthodox Version

#95. Don't it Always Seem to Go...

The American Orthodox Unity Bandwagon

Parts of an Orthodox Church

Curmudgeophan's "12 Things" #4  Greet One Another With a Holy Kiss

Ortho-quiz #1

Curmudgeophan's "12 Things" #6 What to Kiss and When

Curmudgeophan's #12 Things" #7 Truth

Curmudgeophan's "12 Things" #8 Deception

Chill, Dudes... Perspective on Change

Congratulations! 100th Follower

Orthoquiz #2

Follow Your Dream

The Glass

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

S-P Spill

Lectionary Jokers

The Finger, Why Theology Matters

Curmudgeophan Comics #1

Curmudgeophan Comics #2

Curmudgeophan Comics #3

Curmudgeophan Comics #4

Flying by the Seat of Your Pants

Full of Wisdom Or Full of....

Please Don't Feed Them

Monkabee Issue #5 Dress for Succession

The Ladder of Orthodox Convert Ascent

Orthodox Demotivator #1 Ding Dongs

Orthodox Demotivator #2 Clergy Meetings

Orthodox Demotivator #3 A Dog is Better Than I

Orthodox Demotivator #4 Ortho-bling

Orthodox Demotivator #5 Sore Thumb

Orthodox Demotivator #6 Old Country and Western

Orthodox Demotivator #7 Orthodox Time

Overheard Conversation #1 Am I a Catholic?

Overheard Conversation #2 Patriarchal Beards

Overheard Ecumenical Conversation #3 I'm Your Father....

Orthograph #96  Contentment

Orthograph #98 Journey

Orthograph #99 Changing people's minds

Orthograph #100 Politics and Religion

Orthograph #101 WWJD?

Orthograph #102 Believing Your Own Press

Orthograph #103 The Send Key

Orthograph #104 Time and Benefits

Orthograph #105 Certainty and Delusion

Orthograph #106 Savior Complex

Orthograph #107 Aspirations and Silence

Orthograph #109 Authenticity and Distance

Orthograph #110 McRib and Nativity Fast

Orthograph #111 Apostle's Fast

Orthograph #112 Judging Plates

Orthograph #113 Thanksgiving: Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Curmudgeophan on Awards

Orthograph #114 Fake Fasting Food: No Picnic

Russian Olympics

Orthograph #115 Logismoi

Life

God Hates Figs

Curmudgeophan on Phronema

New Year Resolutions

The Perfect Christian

Orthograph #116 God Told Me to Tell You...

Curmudgeophan's Catechism #2

Orthograph #117 Orthodox Marital Fantasies

Black Hole

Orthograph #118 Martyrdom

Orthograph #119 Cost of Discipleship - Orthodox

What Cannibals Eat for Lent

Orthokitsch Mall: Lenten Glasses

American Martyrdom

Orthograph #120 Games Men Play

Orthograph #121 Taking the Bait

Beefcake Sunday

Orthokitsch Mall: Relic 

Orthograph #122  SNL

Orthograph # 123 Whodathunk?

Orthograph # 124 Less is More

Truth in Labelling for Lent

Curmudgeophan on Homilies

Parking Lot at Chalcedon Elementary

Lenten Warning Sign

Orthograph # 125 In and Out

An Orthodox View of Salvation

Your Brain on Lent

Monkabee Magazine #6 Lenten Issue

Solomon Sez 

Orthograph #126 Because I'm Special

Orthograph #127 Homilists

Orthograph #128  No Place Like Home

Orthograph #129 Lenten Disasters

Orthograph #130 Guilt Free Zone

Unknown Bible Stories #1

Delusion Tours #1

Wearing the "My Elder is..." Badge


Orthograph #131 Christ is Risen

Hats 

Orthograph #133 Bad Symbiosis

Orthograph #134 Zeal

Orthograph #135 Footwear

Orthograph #136 Bible Number Crunching

Orthograph #137 Babel

Orthograph #138 Rewards

Orthograph #139 Quoting Them....

What They're REALLY Thinking

Aliens???

Orthograph #140 Internet Orthodoxy

Summer Vacation

Transferring Bishops

Orthograph #141 Testimonies

Lilliputian Liturgies #1

Old Country Parades

Ecumenical Loaded Questions

Pious Architecture

Orthograph #142  How to Do Lent

Following Too Closely

How to Speak Orthodoxese #1

How to Do Lent #2

How to Do Lent #3

New Image for American Bishops 

Orthograph #144 Fasting Flowchart

How to Speak Orthodoxese #2

How to Speak Orthodoxese #3

How to Speak Orthodoxese #4

Pithless Products: Orthogeekometer

Orthodox Convert Evolution

Orthograph #145 Superheroes

How to Speak Orthodoxese #5

How to Speak Orthodoxese #6

How to Speak Orthodoxese #7

Clergy Lineup