The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Today is not a day to discuss theology or politics or disagreements, but a day to give thanks and to acknowledge that what we have we have in spite of ourselves (see earlier posts). In that spirit, let me simply post President Bush's Thanksgiving … [Continue reading]
There is a wonderful series of stories published by G.K. Chesterton that have to do with a Roman Catholic priest in England who solves mainly murder mysteries. His name is Father Brown. It is a series that I highly recommend and has been published … [Continue reading]
"Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision." -- G.K. Chesterton I replied to a comment made on something I wrote on another blog and I thought the answer was worth posting … [Continue reading]
On another blog I read the following C.S. Lewis quote: “We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is ‘good,’ because it is good, if ‘bad’ because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our … [Continue reading]
One of my favorite Thanksgiving hymns, though the Eastern Orthodox do not sing it, is "We gather together." I think it is a hymn that mixes together both the aspect of Thanksgiving and the idea that God does work with us to guide us and to chasten us … [Continue reading]
Father, are you getting a little radical on us? What do you mean including confession with Thanksgiving? That day is a day to give thanks for God's bounty. It is not a penitential day. Then I have a surprise for you because it was a surprise for … [Continue reading]
Sarah Josepha Hale is considered to be partially responsible for our celebration of Thanksgiving. She wrote series of six letters to President Abraham Lincoln in support of such a national holiday. She was a strong Christian and a writer. Below is … [Continue reading]
Warning: If you have not read C.S. Lewis' book, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe then this post will not make sense to you. In the midst of all the discussion that has been going on over justification, salvation, sanctification, etc. on this … [Continue reading]
James 1:27 says, "Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." I have been watching the drumbeat to punish the unions mount as the … [Continue reading]
A person wrote in and asked a very honest question about why I voted for President-elect Obama. His concern was about voting for someone who supports abortion. The person who wrote me is pro-life in the widest of ways, since he is also against the … [Continue reading]
