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). I am a punny dude.
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• 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
If something is true because it is real, then it ultimately makes its own argument. You don’t have to defend gravity. — Rev. Stephen Freeman
January 6, 2026 at 12:58 AM
If something is true because it is real, then it ultimately makes its own argument. You don’t have to defend gravity. — Rev. Stephen Freeman
Nothing in this world but God can fill our heart or fully satisfy our desires … the desires of the human heart cannot be satisfied with the goods of this world, because only the grace of God can quench the thirst of our desires. — St Innocent of Alaska
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Nothing in this world but God can fill our heart or fully satisfy our desires … the desires of the human heart cannot be satisfied with the goods of this world, because only the grace of God can quench the thirst of our desires. — St Innocent of Alaska
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Facts are stupid things. — Ronald Reagan
January 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Facts are stupid things. — Ronald Reagan
uh. . . . seriously. . . . .monday?
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
uh. . . . seriously. . . . .monday?
uh. . . .so it's Monday. . . .
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
uh. . . .so it's Monday. . . .
We’re all nuts. — Tiffany Wilson
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
We’re all nuts. — Tiffany Wilson
The gulf between knowledge and truth is infinite. — Henry Miller
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The gulf between knowledge and truth is infinite. — Henry Miller
Most of us are so enmeshed with our passions we believe it is the normality of life. — Hieromonk Symeon of Syracuse
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Most of us are so enmeshed with our passions we believe it is the normality of life. — Hieromonk Symeon of Syracuse
Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
January 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sunday before Christmas (Nativity). . . the Sunday of the Begats Gospel. . . pray for my deacon.
January 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Sunday before Christmas (Nativity). . . the Sunday of the Begats Gospel. . . pray for my deacon.
Some ask, 'Why did God not appear by means of other nobler parts of creation, and use some nobler instrument, such as the sun, moon, stars, fire, or air, instead of mere man?' The answer is this: the Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and teach a suffering humanity. —St Athanasius
January 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Some ask, 'Why did God not appear by means of other nobler parts of creation, and use some nobler instrument, such as the sun, moon, stars, fire, or air, instead of mere man?' The answer is this: the Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and teach a suffering humanity. —St Athanasius
Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favour. — Robert Frost
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favour. — Robert Frost
The morning prayer of a night owl serves to provide amusement to the saints. — Rev. Steven Clark
January 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The morning prayer of a night owl serves to provide amusement to the saints. — Rev. Steven Clark
There are two kinds of truth, small truth and great truth. You can recognize a small truth, because its opposite is falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another great truth. — Niels Bohr
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
There are two kinds of truth, small truth and great truth. You can recognize a small truth, because its opposite is falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another great truth. — Niels Bohr
Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us. — G.K. Chesterton
January 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us. — G.K. Chesterton
The Truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it; ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. — Winston Churchill
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The Truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it; ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. — Winston Churchill
The best fast is to endure everything that God sends your way. — St. Anatoliy of Optina
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The best fast is to endure everything that God sends your way. — St. Anatoliy of Optina
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in. — Alan Alda
January 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in. — Alan Alda
Whoever has the ability to remedy the suffering of others, but chooses rather to withhold aid out of selfish motives, may properly be judged the equivalent of a murderer. — St Basil the Great
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Whoever has the ability to remedy the suffering of others, but chooses rather to withhold aid out of selfish motives, may properly be judged the equivalent of a murderer. — St Basil the Great
There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie. — Dr. Cornel West
January 2, 2026 at 2:52 PM
There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie. — Dr. Cornel West
Western consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis that leaves us disoriented and bereft of purpose. How can we treat our sick culture and make ourselves well? — John F. Schumaker
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Western consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis that leaves us disoriented and bereft of purpose. How can we treat our sick culture and make ourselves well? — John F. Schumaker
A man is free if he is not a slave to sensual pleasures, but through good judgment and self-restraint masters the body. — St. Anthony the Great
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
A man is free if he is not a slave to sensual pleasures, but through good judgment and self-restraint masters the body. — St. Anthony the Great
We have a lot of thoughts that are just thoughts . . . and are best not given too much thought. — Rev. Steven Clark
January 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM
We have a lot of thoughts that are just thoughts . . . and are best not given too much thought. — Rev. Steven Clark
The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us? — Dorothy Day
January 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us? — Dorothy Day