The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
So, why is a catechumen encouraged to take on a "new" name when they are chrismated? What's in a name? Taking on a new name is not necessary, but it is highly encouraged. The background to a name change goes all the way back to the beginnings of … [Continue reading]
Last week one of my readers asked me to comment on the year-long process to become Orthodox and be allowed to participate in the sacraments. Let me begin with a bit of contrast. Recently, an evangelical who worked on the Mike Huckabee presidential … [Continue reading]
Besides church, I was invited today to the big annual ethnic food festival at the local Greek Orthodox parish. It was wonderful! I ate too much. I will regret it tomorrow, and I do not regret it in the slightest today. I had the opportunity to watch … [Continue reading]
Hopefully no one will be offended, but below is the appropriate way to discuss income redistribution. … [Continue reading]
Two days ago, I commented on the flap surrounding the New York Post chimpanzee cartoon. Well, it is still meandering its weary way through the "national" media, like a soap opera that refuses to end. Nevertheless, there is something that we can … [Continue reading]
Many of us, of a certain age, have seen the movie Casablanca on TV. And, we were impressed by a tremendously romantic movie. We may have also seen many of the clearly B movies that Hollywood turned out in the 1950's that involved the French Foreign … [Continue reading]
Sometimes a political cartoon, or actually any sort of cartoon, can function as a type of Rorschach inkblot test. That is what we see in a cartoon may reflect our own internal thoughts more than they reflect either anything in the cartoon itself or … [Continue reading]
A fellow blogger has asked the question as to why non-inner city Christians do not do more inner city work. I was going to answer his question, and then I realized that my answer would be too long for a simple comment, so I decided to put it here. … [Continue reading]
The day before yesterday, my wife and I were at a gas station when we were hailed by a "typical" homeless person. By typical I do not mean to menospreciar (depreciate) the person, I am simply giving a description. He did not ask for money, but for a … [Continue reading]
Recently, InternetMonk asked a question of the several of us that form his panel of Liturgical Gangstas. The questions is listed below and then my answer. I know that there will be discussion on his blog, and there should be. However, I know that … [Continue reading]
