The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
So, what is the religious component to this prison policy change? Any theology can be misused and misrepresented. Anything that is true when said in a balanced way, can become untrue when only part of it is misused or when it is misunderstood. And, … [Continue reading]
Well, as you can imagine, the last couple of days have been all too busy. Nor did I think that it would take a couple of days to come back to this subject. However, I am finally back to it. USA attitudes towards incarceration were not always as … [Continue reading]
A relative of mine sent me a question asking how I could support a particular candidate that shall remain unnamed in this blog. I sent my relative the following answer: Let me give you a really short answer. I will send a longer one later. But, … [Continue reading]
"Fr. Ernesto suggested above that we should look to the monastics of the early church. But is that Biblical? Where in the Bible does it say we should withdraw from society and exclude the rest of the world, and live lives of poverty?" The first … [Continue reading]
So, how did we get into the prison mess in which we find ourselves? To recap part 01, we have the highest prison population in the world, both in numbers, and in the percentage of our residents who are in jail. But, the situation that the Pew … [Continue reading]
In a report on the failure of California's prison policies, the New York Times reports that California now spends 10% of its budget on prison costs, and that this cost is expected to go higher. What are the causes? A study done by the Federal … [Continue reading]
Yes, folks, the disgusting season is still with us. You may remember that a lawsuit was actually filed against Sen. McCain early in the campaign, on the grounds that he was not a true natural born citizen of the United States of America. The … [Continue reading]
Below is a very promising quote from an article. To see the rest of the article, please go to: Permalink: http://zenit.org/article-24026?l=english MOSCOW, OCT. 22, 2008.- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II responded to a letter from Benedict … [Continue reading]
This is a bit of linguistic geekery. When I first went to seminary, I was taught to read and pronounce the Greek of the first century, called koine Greek. However, I later found out that the pronunciation I was taught is called Erasmian. That … [Continue reading]
The Hellenic voice reports that Greece has been denied membership in the Visa Waiver Program. Greece is now the only Western European country whose citizens must request a visa in order to visit the United States of America. The purpose of the Visa … [Continue reading]
