The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/lia-thomas-calls-out-anti-trans-feminists-as-misogynistic-transphobes/ar-AA1akWBM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=bd5de719a1e54230a3e1c111f82d2d89&ei=17&fbclid=IwAR3JVpoa6FbjhxC8V6CNpLjwTBKESGvMz-zg5IcuZv8YCh2pJd2 … [Continue reading]
“I wasn’t canceled; I’m still here. But what cancel culture does is make examples of high-profile people in order to frighten less high-profile people into submission. There are lots of ordinary cases, which won't hit the headlines, of people biting … [Continue reading]
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/politics/ron-desantis-florida-universities-gender-studies/index.html The article cited above is conservative woke, for those of you who still think conservatives are for freedom of speech, religion, etc. They are … [Continue reading]
I was Facebooking today when I ran across a post in which an Orthodox Christian wished Memory Eternal to someone who had died. The Orthodox blogosphere struck within the first two comments. The person was promptly reprimanded for daring to pray … [Continue reading]
First, a quick instruction. Far East manga read from right to left, the reverse of how the West mostly does it. So, to read the manga above, one starts at the upper right panel, then goes left, then down to the lower right panel, and then goes … [Continue reading]
The National Day of Spain (Spanish: Fiesta Nacional de España) is a national holiday held annually on October 12. It is also traditionally and commonly referred to as the Día de la Hispanidad (Hispanicity, Spanishness), commemorating Spanish legacy … [Continue reading]
I took a required ethics class when I was first in seminary in 1974/75. The professor gave us an ethics exercise during the class quarter. I no longer remember whether it was at the beginning or during the latter part of the quarter. We were … [Continue reading]
It has long been noted that Dracula has strong Anglican religious overtones, from its use of sacraments in a High Anglican way to its persistent use of consecrated objects to hold back the tides of Dracula. ((See … [Continue reading]
Salvation without transformation is damnation.®The Rev. Michael Elmore, D.Min., Ashland Theological Seminary The Rev. Dr. Elmore is a friend of mine. He is a graduate of a two-year C.P.E. residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics … [Continue reading]
Below is a short article that I wrote for our parish's newsletter. “Moses the Black, sometimes called the Ethiopian, was a slave of a government official in Egypt who dismissed him for theft and suspected murder. He became the leader of a gang of … [Continue reading]
