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Moderation in all political things

4 November 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

There is a good article on the Renew Democracy Initiative website regarding moderation in all things political. If you click on the image above, it will take you to the article. It is called "Defining Democracy: Moderation" and it is a much-needed … [Continue reading]

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Coming to know who you really are

18 September 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

wooden house near pond in forest

“Abba Abraham told of a man of Scetis who was a scribe and did not eat bread. A brother came to beg him to copy a book. The old man whose spirit was engaged in contemplation, wrote, omitting some phrases and with no punctuation. The brother, taking … [Continue reading]

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My generation has never seen America win a war

31 August 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto 2 Comments

My generation, and the ones after that, have never seen America fully win a war, as they did in various previous wars. We have seen America lose two wars: Vietnam and Afghanistan. Korea was a stalemate in which the UN troops were driven back to the … [Continue reading]

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On Vietnam and Afghanistan

16 August 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto 3 Comments

I was drafted toward the end of Vietnam. I was in the barracks on 23 January 1973 when President Richard Nixon made his peace with honor speech about the coming end of the Vietnam War. Within two years South Vietnam had fallen. In April of 1975, the … [Continue reading]

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A simplified manga view of the current economic arguments

16 June 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

As many of you know, I am a fan of manga from the Far East countries. It is always interesting to read stories written from a different cultural and religious viewpoint. As these are manga, they are not trying to win converts nor make philosophical … [Continue reading]

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Native American folk tale

1 May 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

My grandfathers told me this story when I was a boy, so it must be true. In the Before Times, this world was covered in darkness, and all the Peoples of this world kept getting hurt because they bumped into each other in the dark. Fox, who had … [Continue reading]

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The danger of changing understandings

10 March 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Indeed, one lesson of history is that religious beliefs evolve in response to changing cultural attitudes. The transformation, in part, reflects altered interpretations of scripture and tradition.Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For … [Continue reading]

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Telling God what he already knows

27 February 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

Am I bothering You too much? I'm sorry. As the good book says... aaahh, why should I tell You what the Good Book says?Tevye speaking, Fiddler on the Roof, film, 1971 Tevye, in the movie, had the right of it, "why should I tell You what the Good … [Continue reading]

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The last warrior standing wins

9 February 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

A brother asked Abba Sisoes, 'What shall I do, abba, for I have fallen?' The old man said to him, 'Get up again.' The brother said, 'I have got up again, but I have fallen again.' The old man said, 'Get up again and again.' So then the brother said, … [Continue reading]

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Excess is not the same as holiness

5 February 2021 · by  Fr. Ernesto Leave a Comment

There is an old saying: "Excesses meet." Too much fasting and too much eating come to the same end. Keeping too long a vigil brings the same disastrous cost as … sluggishness… Too much self-denial brings weakness and induces the same condition as … [Continue reading]

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