The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Fundamentalism has become a pejorative term which has become applied to everything from Osama bin Laden through anyone who espouses conservative beliefs. Notice that I am not saying extreme conservative beliefs. In some circles, it is sufficient for … [Continue reading]
I am in favor of sanctuary cities. Those who simply want to dump illegal immigrants, particularly those who came as young children, or even as babies, and are now adults, refuse to acknowledge that their ingress through several administrations (both … [Continue reading]
Yesterday, I attended a very good class by a theologian. There were 8 pastors present, and we represented a variety of backgrounds, from me being the only "liturgical" person, and most definitely the only one calling himself a priest to African … [Continue reading]
"I hope the president-elect does such a great job that I vote for his reelection in four years." – Tom Hanks, Hollywood actor As many of you know, Tom Hanks is Greek Orthodox. And, many of you may know that he opposed the election of President … [Continue reading]
I have posted before about the Lesser of Two Evils. In December of 2016, I spoke of the Catholic Doctrine of Double Effect as a better formulation for Christians of the doctrine of the Lesser of Two Evils, in a post called, "Ethics and Expediency." … [Continue reading]
Fake news, Faulty news, Vetted news. What is the difference between the three? The first one is easy. Fake news is just that. It is a news story that is made up. It is not true. But, here is the problem. Fake news are sometimes deliberately written … [Continue reading]
"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has … [Continue reading]
Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy died yesterday. He was not a real character. He was a character in MASH a TV series that ran over a decade, and made all of us think about what war was really about, the damage that it does to all involved, and … [Continue reading]
There have always been debates between expediency and ethics. Generally, in America, doing what is expedient is considered the opposite of doing what is ethical. Many, if most times, that is true. But, is it always true? Or, at least, is it ever the … [Continue reading]
I voted for Sen. (ret.) Hillary. I did not vote for her because I liked her, but because the choice to vote for President-elect Trump was not a live choice for me for many reasons. I wanted Sen. Bernie so badly! This post is not about those reasons … [Continue reading]
