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Orthodox priest and martial arts

7 December 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

https://sapooni.com/uxdwbvq There are no particular theological points being made with this video. Simply enjoy yourselves.

Rahab and the household of God

https://www.polefinistere.com/syd1np3 4 December 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

http://www.servicebrandglobal.com/img/jykoqukad/ I have been reading about Rahab the harlot. Her story is impressive. She lived the first part of her life in all the wrong ways. Yet she is mentioned in the Sunday of the Genealogy as one of the great great … grandmothers of Our Lord Jesus. Saint James says of her that she was […]

Rejoicing in the death of a sinner

Zolpidem Sleeping Tablets Buy 27 November 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto 8 Comments

“For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. ‘Therefore turn and live!’” Scripture tells us in the Book of Ezekiel that God does not rejoice in the death of a sinner. We all know that when death calls us, all are alike and all end up in […]

Judith, an unusual heroine

25 November 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

https://electroseleccio.cat/alxszgu8sa Most people have not read the Book of Judith. Protestants have not read it because it is not part of their Old Testament. Orthodox and Roman Catholics have not read it because all too many concentrate only on the New Testament or simply do not read their entire Bible. But, whether you believe it to be […]

Trump and the pre-inauguration wait

https://www.beecavebee.com/zsfcu8quo 19 November 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

http://www.servicebrandglobal.com/img/woxuciv/ Mitch McConnell and John Boehner/Paul Ryan are the swamp, according to Jon Stewart. He makes the point that the swamp that Trump ran against was in large part a creation of the very people who refused to allow any legislation to pass and who deliberately ran an 8 year campaign to destroy the government rather than […]

The Book of Esther: a romance novel, part 02

7 November 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Let’s continue the Regency romance of the Book of Esther. Yesterday, we left the king agreeing with Haman that the Jews should be wiped out. A decree goes out saying that on such and such a day, all Jews were to be killed. Mordecai is horrified, but Esther does not speak out. So, Mordecai asks […]

The Book of Esther: a romance novel, part 01

6 November 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

One of the best romance novels I have ever read is the Septuagint version of the Book of Esther. Wait, father, a romance novel? Yes, various parts of the Book of Esther read almost like a regency period romance novel. At time, parts of it remind me of Beauty and the Beast, and I do […]

Music and spirituality

24 October 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Music by Hallucination-Walker on DeviantArt “I, Doctor Martin Luther, wish all lovers of the unshackled art of music grace and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ! I truly desire that all Christians would love and regard as worthy the lovely gift of music, which is a precious, worthy, and costly […]

Changing understanding of Biblical women

23 October 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

In the last couple of weeks, I have been going over the books of Ruth and Esther in the Old Testament in the parish in which I am a temporary supply priest. And, I have been surprised at some of the underlying themes in both books. They tend to be themes of women’s equality that […]

You can disagree about politics you really can

20 October 2016 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

I happen to be at a clergy conference this week. It has been very interesting, relaxing, uplifting, etc. I could probably use several more adjectives and be fully accurate. But, that is not what caused me to reflect today. This was the week of the final debate between Hillary and Trump. It was considered so […]