The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
"Abba Anthony said, 'A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, "You are mad, you are not like us."'"The 38 Counsels of St. Anthony the Great The advent of post-modernism various … [Continue reading]
"A hunter in the desert saw Abba Anthony enjoying himself with the brethren and he was shocked. Wanting to show him that it was necessary sometimes to meet the needs of the brethren, the old man said to him, 'Put an arrow in your bow and shoot it.' … [Continue reading]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
