The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
St. John Chrysostom's Christmas Homily: BEHOLD a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but chanting full forth a heavenly hymn. The Angels sing. The Archangels blend their voice in harmony. The … [Continue reading]
Well, I did not think yesterday that my vampire chick-lit post would lead to another one, but it does give me the opportunity to promote a Christian writer who is working in the area of Furry Science Fiction or the Furry Universe. His name is Ken … [Continue reading]
Do you know what chick-lit is? Chick lit is genre fiction within women's fiction which addresses issues of modern women often humorously and lightheartedly. The genre sells well, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of … [Continue reading]
There is no reason for this other than the sheer pleasure of the hymn. … [Continue reading]
Today is what is called the "Sunday of the Genealogy" in Eastern Orthodoxy. Today is the Sunday before Christmas, the Sunday in which we read the genealogy of Christ from the Gospel according to Matthew. We are not the only ones who read one of the … [Continue reading]
". . . remember the poor . . ." from Galatians 2: Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem . . . when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter . . . and … [Continue reading]
The slightly grubby man--rarely, if ever, a woman--comes up to you with the story above. And, you have heard it before more than once. It is one of the oldest stories used by panhandlers. It is repeated over and over because it is one of the more … [Continue reading]
Science is not perfect. It is a system of approximations. People involved in science keep trying various explanations for what they observe until they find an explanation that makes sense out of what they are seeing. But, the process goes farther … [Continue reading]
Science is actually about approximations. You might ask, "approximations to what?" Science is about approximations to truth. What do I mean approximations to truth? Well, science is the search for explanations which explain what we see, or, at least, … [Continue reading]
Listen and enjoy. GAUDETE! … [Continue reading]
