The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
I am only very slowly beginning to understand why throughout the entire Scriptures and in Holy Tradition there is a warning about how you ought to relate to other people. Though I do not agree on most things with Nietzsche, yet I am coming to … [Continue reading]
Forty-eight years ago the Roe v Wade decision was handed down by the Supreme Court. Another anniversary has come. Most people do not realize that the State of Texas did not forbid all abortions back then, it only forbade elective abortions. … [Continue reading]
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and … [Continue reading]
Over the last few years, I have seen increasing reactions to Saint Nicholas of Myra being reduced to some type of fat super-elf who goes around giving gifts. Even since I was a child, the idea of Santa bringing you a lump of coal if you were not a … [Continue reading]
"What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." -- Christopher Hitchens, philosopherRatcliffe, Susan, ed. (2016). "Oxford Essential Quotations: Facts". Oxford Reference (4 ed.). Oxford University … [Continue reading]
If Amy Coney Barrett was a true originalist, she wouldn't be allowed to vote.-- Steve Hofstetter, comedian … [Continue reading]
