The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
After a long hiatus due to serious technical problems, we’re back! As you can see from the comic above, I know exactly what the problem was and who to blame. Father Orthoduck looks forward to contributing more in the future. … [Continue reading]
I find myself returning again and again to the vision of writers such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. The scene above has drawn me ever since I was a young lad and first read this novel. It reminds me of a glorious Protestant hymn: For all the … [Continue reading]
I love reading. My wife loves reading. Maybe that is why we fell in love. Thirty-five years after our marriage and over thirty-seven years since we met, I must admit that it is difficult to parse all the reasons we fell in love. But, most certainly … [Continue reading]
As I am searching through the web, I have realized that there are quite a few pieces of art out there that imagine Calvin grown up. A type of mini-canon has developed. That is, most of the art assumes that Calvin and Susie fall in love and get … [Continue reading]
A Fox News article today says: Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham said Thursday night she laments the fact she didn’t pay more attention to the Patriot Act when it was signed into law by former President George W. Bush in 2001. Speaking to … [Continue reading]
In a Fox News article from yesterday, the following is said: Congress is turning up the heat on President Obama to cut the backlog of Veterans Affairs disability claims, which has gone up by 2,000 percent while the agency’s budget has increased … [Continue reading]
A couple of weeks ago, the former director for Hispanic outreach for the Republican Party in Florida, Pablo Pantoja, changed from Republican to Democrat. This was only a couple of months after the Republican Party of Florida had announced a push to … [Continue reading]
The painting above was done by artist and comedian Craig Mahoney. I had not realized that there is fan-art out there that focuses on the theme of Calvin and Hobbes growing up. I like the painting above and the one below. Though the one below is done … [Continue reading]
This is a photograph from three days ago, from the funeral of a 9-year old Moore, Oklahoma tornado victim. On 20 May 2013, the Westboro Baptist Church tweeted that they were planning to picket the funerals of the tornado victims. On Thursday, … [Continue reading]
I tend to watch a blog sited called Welcome Home Blog. It features reunions of loved ones after long months of military service. I had always assumed that this was because I am an emotional Latino. However, I recently realized that the emotions … [Continue reading]
