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Death of Sen. Obama’s grandmother

3 November 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

It was just announced by the Obama campaign that his grandmother has passed away. May God grant her his great mercy. Many years! Sadly enough, I received a shock when I went to read the news story. No, the shock was not the story. Since Sen. … [Continue reading]

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Suffragette tidbits

3 November 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

For those of you who wish to remember those who fought for the right to vote for women, here are some trivia facts that you might find interesting: 1.  The term suffragette was made up by The Daily Mail in England to make fun of the more radical … [Continue reading]

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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost 2008

2 November 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

The Scriptures for today were Galatians 1:1-20 and Luke 16:19-31. I, for one, am glad that the Church put those two Scriptures together. The first one is St. Paul's brief recounting about how he received the Gospel which he preaches. The second … [Continue reading]

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National crime and prison policies are failures, part 04

1 November 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

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]

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National crime and prison policies are failures, part 03

31 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto 1 Comment

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]

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Choosing a political candidate

28 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

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]

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What is a monk?

28 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

"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]

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National crime and prison policies are failures, part 02

26 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

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]

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National crime and prison policies are failures, part 01

25 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

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]

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Neither Obama nor McCain may be eligible to run for President!

24 October 2008 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

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]

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