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Roots of Mysticism, post 02

St. Dionysius the Areopagite In God, the ‘eros desire’ is outgoing, ecstatic. Because of it lovers no longer belong to themselves but to those whom they love. God also goes out of himself . . . when he captivates all creatures by the spell of his love and his desire . . . In a word, we might say that Beauty-and-Goodness is the object of the eros desire and is the eros desire itself . .... [Read more]

Descarados Republicanos

Descarado is a Spanish word that may have several meanings, but one of them is shameless. The root of the word is cara, which means face. So, a descarado is a “faceless” person, that is a person without honor, in other words, a shameless person. For those of you who are into cultures, this word points out that Spanish/Latino culture is one of the cultures in which saving face is important. Today... [Read more]

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Christians behaving goodly

Today the New York Times has a story on the Roman Catholic school system in France providing sanctuary to Muslim students. You can read it here. The schools are still overtly Roman Catholic, with crucifixes in every room. But, they also allow respect the Islam of the students, and, as the article points out, they provide a spiritual atmosphere. I congratulate the Roman Catholics of France on their... [Read more]

I don’t understand

OK, I do not understand. The majority of the Democrats vote for the 700 billion dollar rescue bill. The majority of the Republicans did not. Now the Republican party is blaming the Democrats for the failure to pass the bill. Supposedly, it is Rep. Pelosi’s fault because she made some objectionable remarks. Does this mean that if one feels insulted by someone expressing disagreement with you,... [Read more]

AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

OK, breathe deep! It will be OK. The sky is not falling, no it’s not. Breathe, breathe. Click on the picture if you want to see the store that sells it. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!", url: "http://www.orthocuban.com/2008/09/aaarrrrrggggghhhhhhh/" }); Read More →

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Hurricane Wall Street

(click here to view) Ed SteinRocky Mountain NewsSep 25, 2008 EditorialCartoonists.com SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hurricane Wall Street", url: "http://www.orthocuban.com/2008/09/hurricane-wall-street/" }); Read More →

Scripture, Tradition, and Ecumenical Councils, part 04

And now, back to our regular programming. As we have been talking about Holy Tradition, part of the problem that I see is that many people want Holy Tradition to be a list of canons, a list of practices, a list of dress codes, a list of personal grooming codes, etc., all of which can be easily parsed so that it is possible to easily tell when one is following Holy Tradition and when one is not. That... [Read more]

Palin prevarications

The Scream by Edvard Munch Back on 31 July, I posted a blog commenting on receiving yet another anti-Obama e-mail that turned out to be false. In fact, on the Urban Legends Reference Pages, Obama rumors are still the number one source of Urban Legends, bar none. But, he may not get to keep the number one spot for long. Yes, people, we have a horse race! The number two source of Urban Legends is . .... [Read more]

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McCain vs Obama, next morning hangover

I thought I would wait until the next morning to sleep then write a final very short post. My initial impression is still my impression today. There was no clear winner of the debate last night. Interestingly enough, the comedian Chris Rock is saying the same thing today. However, it must be kept in mind that this debate played to Sen. McCain’s strength, which was foreign policy. The fact that... [Read more]

McCain vs Obama, timeline 70 minutes to end

They have moved on to Russia, but I am afraid that my eyes are glazing over. I am afraid that right now it is tit for tat. Unfortunately, Sen. McCain has just repeated the mistaken notion that Russian invaded Georgia without any provocation, despite the many articles that have been published in various USA newspapers pointing out that Georgia engaged in a policy of provocation with Russia. He is now... [Read more]

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