The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
In another example of how low the election has sunk, last Sunday night's episode of the Fox animated program, "Family Guy," showed a character wearing a full Nazi uniform and wearing a McCain / Palin ticket on his uniform coat. Brooks Barnes … [Continue reading]
This is an incredible seven minute interview of Republican congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann, telling Chris Matthews on MSNBC that the press should start investigating members of the House and Senate to determine which ones are … [Continue reading]
Cuba's first Russian Orthodox cathedral opens from Associated Press [Added later comment: Please follow the link above. The reason for that box that some are having trouble seeing is that it was a requirement of the AP, in order for me to have … [Continue reading]
Mr. McCain says that he's a washed up terrorist, but then why do we keep talking about him? And why do we have the robocalls going on around the country trying to suggest that because of this very, very limited relationship that Senator Obama has had … [Continue reading]
Every so often the liturgical calendar has a happy confluence. This weekend is such a one. Earlier today I concelebrated Orthros and Divine Liturgy for St. Luke the Evangelist. Tomorrow is the day of the Prophet Joel. And, the two are intimately … [Continue reading]
Last night McCain set an example of how one ought to go about admitting one's mistakes. As you may or may not know, Sen. McCain dumped the late night David Letterman show last month on his way to Washington DC to deal with the financial crisis. … [Continue reading]
Missing the first half-hour of the debate can be dangerous to your objectivity. That was the conclusion I reached this morning. Last night I was so puzzled by the difference between my perception of the debate and the post-debate analysts report … [Continue reading]
There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead; when she was good, she was very, very good, and when she was bad she was horrid. -- Mother Goose The Orthodox Church in the United States is somewhat like that … [Continue reading]
I have not put on immediate post-debate thoughts before except for the difference between some of my perceptions and the analysts. To my surprise, several of the analysts thought that this was the best debate. There was a clear and definite split … [Continue reading]
Sen. McCain brought up a vote against partial-birth abortions by Sen. Obama. Interestingly enough, Sen. Obama commented that he was against partial-birth abortions, but voted present because the bill was badly written and there were already bills … [Continue reading]
