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For use at the next diocesan dinner

15 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

I saw this video posted at Byzantine, Tx and just had to repost it here. Watch and enjoy! Get A Party Trick:How To Open A Bottle Of Champagne With A Sword … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: Antiochian, humor, miscellaneous

Mulligan Stew rather than Melting Pot

15 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

What is Mulligan Stew? Well, there are a couple of definitions, but the one that I learned growing up was: Said to have originated in hobo camps during the early 1900s, mulligan stew is a sort of catch-all dish of whatever is available. It … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: Antiochian, culture, Eastern Orthodoxy, pastoral, politics, sociology

Groom’s side, Bride’s side

14 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

You can read it in any etiquette manual. In a Christian wedding, the left side is the bride's side, while the right side is the groom's side. But, where does this come from? Well, frankly, I cannot prove where this comes from. But, I have an … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: Antiochian, Eastern Orthodoxy, miscellaneous

Website fixed

13 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Apparently the comments for this website have been "broken" for two or three days and I had not noticed. I have just finished tracking down the offending code. Apparently it was due to the recent WordPress 2.7.1 upgrade which broke one of my plugins. … [Continue reading]

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Autism and vaccines

13 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A special court ruled Thursday that evidence presented in three cases by parents of children with autism did not prove a link between autism and certain early childhood vaccines. A special court denied Mike and Theresa Cedillo's … [Continue reading]

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The thing about saints

12 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

Here is a quick thought for you. We love to read about the lives of saints. They are wonderful stories that show us what a person who is totally submitted to the Lord can do. Often, they also show us how a person can overcome terrible sin in their … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: hagiography, pastoral

We are all socialists now – Newsweek

11 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

The latest issue of Newsweek has an article titled, We Are All Socialists Now. It has a rather controversial theme which is captured in the following quote: The U.S. government has already-under a conservative Republican … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: ethics, miscellaneous, pastoral, politics, sociology

President Obama’s news conference yesterday

10 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto 6 Comments

I decided to watch a good chunk of President Obama's news conference yesterday. And I must say that it was nice to listen to a President that spoke in logical sentences and could be understood. It was also very nice that it was a long news conference … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: politics

The regulative principle

9 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto 6 Comments

Steve Scott just pointed out to me a fallacy in the regulative principle. The comment was to a post that I wrote back on 10 January. What is the regulative principle? Well, just to remind you, the Westminster Confession of Faith says: The light of … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: Eastern Orthodoxy, Evangelicalism, Frank Schaeffer, musings, theology

Malagueña Salerosa

8 February 2009 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Below is a video that plays a classical Mexican song. It was only written in the early 1950's, but it is now as much a "requirement" for a Mexican artist to sing as is the song "Desperado" for a country and western artist. Anyway, here is a post that … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: uncategorized Tagged With: miscellaneous, music

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