OrthoCuban

Counsels of St. Anthony

17 January 2019 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

Love and being older

12 January 2019 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

The image above is so true in so many ways. When we are young we often have rather mistaken ideas of love. When we are very young, in this country, our ideas of love are drawn from our parents and from the stories we hear. Yes, that is indeed the … [Continue reading]

Whether truth is stronger than either wine, the king or woman. — Thomas Aquinas

6 January 2019 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Objections:It seems that wine (is stronger than the others) because it affects man the most.Again, (it seems) that the king (is stronger than the others) because he sends man to what is most difficult, namely, to that which exposed himself to mortal … [Continue reading]

Herod and abortion

1 January 2019 · by 3 Comments

General Viewpoints on abortion Ultra-conservativeCompletely immoralNever permitted, even if the mother must die. The child's life is prioritized over against the mother and God will decide who lives or diesConservativeVery immoralPermitted only … [Continue reading]

Christmas Family Time

28 December 2018 · by Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

I am at a daughter's house surrounded by multiple daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren. It is noisy, wild, uncontrolled, and multi-colored. Yes, multi-colored. I am a typical brown Latino, and I ended up marrying a blue-eyed taller-than-I-am … [Continue reading]

About St. Joseph, the stepfather of Jesus

21 December 2018 · by Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

Every year at this time, we hear commentaries on St. Joseph, the stepfather of Jesus. Many of them are sheer speculation. We do not actually know much of anything about Jesus's stepfather. He shows up when the Virgin Mary is betrothed. He thinks she … [Continue reading]

Good King Wenceslaus

20 December 2018 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

St. Wenceslaus icon by Theophilia on DeviantArt Good King Wenceslas Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen When the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and even Brightly shone the moon that night Though the frost was cruel When a … [Continue reading]

Anime Mother and Child

13 December 2018 · by Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

I am an anime fan. I also like the child-like art used in many of the manga magazines. Thus, it was particularly enjoyable for me to find the manga-like icon of Mother Mary and Our Lord Jesus. The angels at the side look like traditional manga … [Continue reading]

Humor: a Cuban Sans Giving from YouTube

21 November 2018 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Enjoy the video. Note: some knowledge of Spanish is recommended. Lots of knowledge of Cuban culture is helpful. … [Continue reading]

Why do good men fight?

20 October 2018 · by Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

A Dialogue from Lord of the Rings Frodo: I can't do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It's all wrong By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they … [Continue reading]