The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Buy this book! Buy this book! Buy this book! It is an anthology of science fiction that imagines what the Roman Catholic Church might look like in a far future with space travel, etc. I have only read one of the stories in this book so far, but … [Continue reading]
St. Luke 7:33-35 -- For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, "He has a demon." The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!" … [Continue reading]
Fr. Obregón and Fr. Orthoduck have been in discussions lately. In one of the recent blog posts, one of the posters was concerned about the amount of political posting by Fr. Obregón. After discussion, the following decision was reached. From now on, … [Continue reading]
Father Greg recently made a comment in response to a person who asked about the "charismatic" experiences that many of us have had. He said: John of the Cross and perhaps others have noted that conversions are often accompanied by extraordinary … [Continue reading]
An objection was made to my quoting the World Health Organization regarding our healthcare system and whether it is the best in the world. Those of you who read the post yesterday will have seen that the WHO ranks our healthcare system as only 37th … [Continue reading]
OK, so it is time to cut to the chase. One of the phrases we hear in the USA is that we have the best healthcare system in the world. But, is that true? Hmm, the answer is, "no." Let's look at the rankings of the World Healthcare Organization as to … [Continue reading]
On an earlier post on healthcare, the following line was posted, "The Popes and Patriarchs ought stick to matters of faith and leave economic and healthcare decisions to experts in the field." This is a classic line that is used whenever the … [Continue reading]
Well, I keep saying that I am going to blog soon, but I have been in Miami. My mother is in ICU but healing well. So, maybe tomorrow, and if not by Monday, I will get back to blogging. Thanks to those of you who have been praying. … [Continue reading]
My 84 year old mother had bowel surgery yesterday, about three hours away from where I live, so I was out all day with her. I finally arrived at home after midnight today. She is now in Intensive Care recuperating, but, they expect her to be home … [Continue reading]
The below comes from this website: Top ten signs that you might be an Orthodox Christian You might be Orthodox if… * 10. You are still in church more than ten minutes after the priest says, “Let us depart in peace.” * 9. You forget to … [Continue reading]
