The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest.
I have heard more than one Orthodox priest comment that if you are afraid of organized religion then you need to become Eastern Orthodox. If you look at the situation in the USA and most of the world outside the ancient patriarchates, with our … [Continue reading]
The following article was published on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Amid the crush of news reports in the past month that followed Pope Benedict's unprecedented resignation from the papacy, one of the most intriguing … [Continue reading]
A photo from an Athonite monastery. This is Saint Menas chasing Germans out in World War II. The date given for the expulsion by the wall fresco is 1942. I cannot tell for sure whether the angels are carrying swords or guns! Below is a quote from The … [Continue reading]
Warning: Do not watch the video above while drinking any liquid, lest you choke. There are many arguments that those who claim the Radical Reformation (as versus the Reformation) use to deny historic Christian practice. But, as the video above … [Continue reading]
I suspect that some good days are ahead for the Roman Catholic Church. Look at the interview above in which Pope Francis recounts how he chose his name. Look at his vision for the Roman Catholic Church, a poor Church in favor of the poor. But, I … [Continue reading]
During the election of Pope Francis and during the election of the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the media and various secular and “Roman Catholic” groups flooded the print media and the airwaves. Invariably, their articles were demands, … [Continue reading]
The Septuagint ... (or "LXX", or "Greek Old Testament") is an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible and some related texts into Koine Greek, dated as early as the late 2nd century BCE. It is quoted in the New Testament, particularly in the writings … [Continue reading]
The first Latin American Pope has been chosen. And he has picked a name never before used by any Pope, a name that both illuminates his background and says something about his coming Papacy. He named himself Franciscum, Francis in English, after … [Continue reading]
There were two old men who dwelt together for many years and who never quarreled. Then one said to the other: "Let us pick a quarrel with each other like other men do." "I do not know how quarrels arise," answered his companion. … [Continue reading]
G.K. Chesterton, a Catholic, wrote in Orthodoxy, “The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. When a religious scheme is shattered (as Christianity was shattered at the … [Continue reading]
