The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
The story of the Woman Caught in Adultery is a short story in the Gospel of John. It actually matches up rather well, in some ways, with the woman at the well, Saint Photini. In both stories, Jesus has a clear opportunity to condemn both women, and … [Continue reading]
Before the Cross was Gethsemane. Before the Cross was a moment that we all face in a much lesser way in every day of our life when we face choices about what we should do. But, more than that, Gethsemane reminds us that theosis, our journey to grow … [Continue reading]
Who is Pope Francis? Ultimately, he is a pastor who is concerned that his sheep are called to the fullness of the Christian life. He does not spend a lot of time on culture war politics, because he has the deeper calling to ensure that the sheep make … [Continue reading]
Consequent and consistent are terms that are related, and have specific meanings in terms of philosophy. But, it would be easier to say that our conclusions must logically follow from our premises. There are many examples of how this works. More … [Continue reading]
It is accepted modern orthodoxy to deride the Crusades and to claim that somehow Christians violated some type of moral or ethical code by engaging in the Crusade. Those who read this blog also know that I am progressive with regard to social causes, … [Continue reading]
For the last couple of years, since the rise of ISIS, the social media have been filled with accusations about how Islam has always been violent, and has killed incredible numbers of people and caused mass migrations, etc. The main argument has been … [Continue reading]
One of my favorite authors is Michael Connelly of “Dirty Harry” fame. Actually, the real name of Dirty Harry is Hieronymus Bosch. Yes, he is named after the painter from the Netherlands. It does not surprise me that Mr. Connelly used the European … [Continue reading]
If you cannot see the comic at the top of this paragraph (for instance, if you are on Facebook), click the link to the original blog post, or my commentary below will not make sense. I am an Adjunct Professor. Well, that is a bit of a stretch. I used … [Continue reading]
Philosophers and theologians enjoy debating the fine points of various issues. After all, it is important that we have neither invalid, nor illogical, nor inconsequent thinking in our formulations. In other words, we are trying to make sure … [Continue reading]
I like the meme above. “What if I told you, you can be against police murdering citizens and citizens murdering police at the same time.” Reading the current political compost, one would be convinced that one must either support the police or the … [Continue reading]
