The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
Published on Dec 15, 2016 Both a Nativity and a 'Snaketivity' are going up on the State Capitol, Thursday. The Satanic Temple of Detroit is putting up its controversial display on the same day that Rick Jones, of Grand Ledge, will put up his … [Continue reading]
Cubans love their coffee. They love it so much that a gathering is not truly a friendly gathering unless there is Cuban coffee. In fact, I could even say that a gathering has no true Cubans in it if there is no Cuban coffee. I swear that a Cuban gang … [Continue reading]
In 2009, I wrote two posts on Bathsheba and David. The first one was https://www.orthocuban.com/2009/03/bathsheba-inkblot-test/. I wrote a follow up post the next day commenting on Bathsheba’s revenge in the sense of her ending up becoming a type of … [Continue reading]
Over the last couple of days, news were released by unnamed sources on how the CIA (and other security agencies) all allegedly agree on how Russia hacked e-mails and only released selected e-mails in order to help President-elect Trump. Most readers … [Continue reading]
I saw Santa Claus again this year at the VA Medical Center where I work. He was wearing his red coat trimmed in white fur and wearing his peaked hat. He was tall and thin and African-American. He had no beard and he walked with quite a spring in his … [Continue reading]
There are no particular theological points being made with this video. Simply enjoy yourselves. … [Continue reading]
I have been reading about Rahab the harlot. Her story is impressive. She lived the first part of her life in all the wrong ways. Yet she is mentioned in the Sunday of the Genealogy as one of the great great ... grandmothers of Our Lord Jesus. Saint … [Continue reading]
"For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. 'Therefore turn and live!'" Scripture tells us in the Book of Ezekiel that God does not rejoice in the death of a sinner. We all know that when death calls us, all are alike … [Continue reading]
Most people have not read the Book of Judith. Protestants have not read it because it is not part of their Old Testament. Orthodox and Roman Catholics have not read it because all too many concentrate only on the New Testament or simply do not read … [Continue reading]
Mitch McConnell and John Boehner/Paul Ryan are the swamp, according to Jon Stewart. He makes the point that the swamp that Trump ran against was in large part a creation of the very people who refused to allow any legislation to pass and who … [Continue reading]
