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Colin Powell endorses Obama, rejects McCain approach

19 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Mr. McCain says that he’s a washed up terrorist, but then why do we keep talking about him? And why do we have the robocalls going on around the country trying to suggest that because of this very, very limited relationship that Senator Obama has had with Mr. Ayers, somehow Mr. Obama is tainted. What […]

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St. Luke and the Prophet Joel

18 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Every so often the liturgical calendar has a happy confluence. This weekend is such a one. Earlier today I concelebrated Orthros and Divine Liturgy for St. Luke the Evangelist. Tomorrow is the day of the Prophet Joel. And, the two are intimately linked. You see, the Prophet Joel prophesized the coming of the Holy Spirit. […]

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McCain sets an example

17 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Last night McCain set an example of how one ought to go about admitting one’s mistakes. As you may or may not know, Sen. McCain dumped the late night David Letterman show last month on his way to Washington DC to deal with the financial crisis. Normally, this would not have been a problem had […]

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McCain vs Obama, third debate, morning hangover

16 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Missing the first half-hour of the debate can be dangerous to your objectivity. That was the conclusion I reached this morning. Last night I was so puzzled by the difference between my perception of the debate and the post-debate analysts report that I even blogged on that difference. So, my question to myself was, “What […]

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Hellenists and Converts, oh my, part 03

15 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead; when she was good, she was very, very good, and when she was bad she was horrid. — Mother Goose The Orthodox Church in the United States is somewhat like that apocryphal little girl of Mother Goose fame. […]

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McCain vs Obama, third debate, Immediate post-debate thoughts

15 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

I have not put on immediate post-debate thoughts before except for the difference between some of my perceptions and the analysts. To my surprise, several of the analysts thought that this was the best debate. There was a clear and definite split among the analysists. And, the split was not Republican vs Democrat. But, most […]

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McCain vs Obama, third debate, 70 minutes to end

15 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Sen. McCain brought up a vote against partial-birth abortions by Sen. Obama. Interestingly enough, Sen. Obama commented that he was against partial-birth abortions, but voted present because the bill was badly written and there were already bills that took care of the problem. Sen. McCain has just brought up a good point that the famous […]

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McCain vs Obama, third debate, 50 to 70 minutes

15 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Signs of the time for the debate: My wife walked in and remained five minutes then walked out again and said she still did not want to hear the debates. And, the moderator is almost sighing as he goes on to another question because of his growing frustration. As NAFTA was being discussed, it appeared […]

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McCain vs Obama, third debate, 30 to 50 minutes

15 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Well, the first ten minutes were almost as complete a waste as the five minutes I saw of the first half hour. It was an unending set of attacks by Sen. McCain. He was smiling politely while insisting that the country needed to know why he associated with a terrorist. I note that he did […]

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McCain vs Obama, third debate, first half hour

15 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” As is usual, I missed much of the first half hour because the debate is on Bible Study night, and that is much more important to me. However, having caught the last five minutes of that half hour, I was so disgusted […]

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