The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Here is the photograph of our youngest granddaughter, Rachel Aufhammer. Ahh, you may very well not see either I or Father Orthoduck posting for a day or two. GRIN. We are off to hug a baby, a mama, and a papa!!! Well, the papa may have some … [Continue reading]
Our oldest daughter has given birth to her first child, a daughter, Rachel. She was born weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 20 inches long. Rachel is our third grandchild. Of course, we have been on the telephone a lot, and generally celebrating. So much for … [Continue reading]
Bad news for some of you. We are taking a one day break from Nixon and China. [Somehow I doubt that it is bad news for many of you.] I saw a show last night that portrayed a reality that many non-soldiers have trouble understanding. The show … [Continue reading]
Yesterday Father Orthoduck posted on three reasons why Nixon went to the People's Republic of China in 1972. The first one that Father Orthoduck brought up was Viet Nam. Here is what most people probably do not realize. President Nixon kept his … [Continue reading]
Yesterday Father Orthoduck asked the question about what President Nixon was trying to accomplish in China. Well, there were several policy initiatives that he wanted to see put into place. Remember that President Nixon knew that he had to finish … [Continue reading]
Father Orthoduck can remember how surprised he was when then President Richard Nixon made his historic trip to the People's Republic of China in February of 1972. At that time, Father Orthoduck was in the Army and the Viet Nam conflict was still … [Continue reading]
This seemed like a good time to answer some miscellaneous questions from several people. Not all of them are totally serious, but I wanted to "clean up" my inbox. "... Father Orthohippo." What is with you Orthodox blogging priests and having … [Continue reading]
Yesterday I received a note from someone thinking about Orthodoxy. In the note he asked about what it means when so many of us say that in order to become Orthodox you have to be willing to "shift gears" or to "change the way you think" in order to … [Continue reading]
The post below comes from a friend of mine, Father Orthohippo. You may answer his question either here or there. We are long-time friends and read each other's blogs. Despair is becoming much more wide spread here in the north. In St. Clair … [Continue reading]
