The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
The last couple of days have seen the release of information on the Mueller investigation of President Trump. The President was cleared of collusion with Russia, and was given an unable-to-determine rating on the obstruction charge. Quite … [Continue reading]
No real comment. But, this is purportedly a Japanese commercial using a female McDonald's clown. … [Continue reading]
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.”Jesus said … [Continue reading]
Lately there have been two cases that have strongly pointed out why it is so important to have a clear investigation of the facts before drawing conclusions. Both started out appearing to be one type of crime while quickly morphing into another type … [Continue reading]
As we all know, part of growing in the Orthodox faith is learning to fight temptations. One of the ways of learning to fight those temptations is to admit a temptation that you have had. Usually, those are admitted to a spiritual father, but … [Continue reading]
Darrin Bell is an African-American cartoonist. He has been awarded the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, as well as the 2016 Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons. Several collections of his cartoons have been … [Continue reading]
But the true saint forgets himself in love. So it does not occur to him that there is any splendor in him. When Elizabeth Fry reached heaven she was doubtless surprised to see the mighty, acclaimed among men, waved aside, and double surprised when … [Continue reading]
Have you ever wondered whether we need a new, moderate, third-party in USA politics? There are two stories I have been following that make me wish for a viable third option. One is the incredible meltdown of the Democratic party leadership in … [Continue reading]
“He, the Life of all, our Lord and Saviour, did not arrange the manner of his own death lest He should seem to be afraid of some other kind. No. He accepted and bore upon the cross a death inflicted by others, and those other His special enemies, a … [Continue reading]
