I find that whenever I have a period of heavy liturgical responsibility, it is matched by heavy pastoral responsibilities during the same time. It was the same during this Holy Week. You need to know during Holy Week, the Orthodox have services in the morning and in the evening. Though very few people come nowadays […]
Ahh, yes, I like logical thinking
Obama about to allow Cubans to visit Cuba
The news came out today that President Obama plans to relax the travel restrictions to Cuba for those of us who have relatives on that island. And, I must admit that something in my heart leaped up and was glad. Please understand, this is not a political comment in any way. Rather, it is the […]
USA Justice is now very frightening
Yesterday the news came out that the Justice Department was asking the courts to not only stop the appeal process in the case of Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska but also to reverse the conviction because of what was termed “shocking” prosecutorial misconduct. The judge himself had already found the prosecutors guilty of contempt of court […]
No trial for Yoo
I am a strong believer in human rights, particularly the right of free speech. This is why I am troubled by some of the media and Congressional response today to the release of some of the memos written for the Justice Department in 2003 by John Yoo. Those memos are those that supported the contentions […]
Of monkeys and watermelons
This past week a mayor in California sent out the above picture in an email saying that there would be no Easter Egg hunt this year at the White House. Now, as you know, about two weeks ago, a mayor metropolitan newspaper published an editorial cartoon that showed an assassinated monkey as the author of […]
The appropriate way to discuss income redistribution
Hopefully no one will be offended, but below is the appropriate way to discuss income redistribution.
More chimpanzee inkblot test
Two days ago, I commented on the flap surrounding the New York Post chimpanzee cartoon. Well, it is still meandering its weary way through the “national” media, like a soap opera that refuses to end. Nevertheless, there is something that we can learn out of all this, as Christians. Part of our family’s missionary training […]
Chimpanzee inkblot test
Sometimes a political cartoon, or actually any sort of cartoon, can function as a type of Rorschach inkblot test. That is what we see in a cartoon may reflect our own internal thoughts more than they reflect either anything in the cartoon itself or anything that the author intended. But, sometimes there is actual agreement […]
Mulligan Stew rather than Melting Pot
What is Mulligan Stew? Well, there are a couple of definitions, but the one that I learned growing up was: Said to have originated in hobo camps during the early 1900s, mulligan stew is a sort of catch-all dish of whatever is available. It usually contains meat, potatoes and vegetables in just about any combination. […]
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