The blog of a Cuban who became an Eastern Orthodox priest. Musings on our divisions and failing unity as a country 12 September 2024·byFr. ErnestoLeave a Comment The USA is a country divided between two extremes. Both extremes do not hide their intention to silence or neuter their ideologic...
In that capacity, he also served as chairman of the Human Security Network, established in 1999 as an association of countries working to promote the concept of human security as a feature of national and international public policy. While Foreign Minister, Suphamongkhon personally enhanced Thailand...
The Epistle to the Hebrews has much to say about those who have received great gifts, who have known the power of the word of God as well as the renewal of their being, only to fall by the way. Above all, we read that, it is difficult ‘to renew them again into repentance, that ...
Although persecution is a deeply spiritual struggle and a result of satanic attack, it is also an opportunity for witness (martyria), while martyrdom is the fruit of sacrificial love. Acts 9:4 clearly reveals who is the main target and who is finally persecuted; hence,...
Vaccination coverage and uptake also differed by country of origin and certain demographic characteristics, especially among Middle Eastern and Sub-Saharan African migrants. Although large proportions of the populations were adults, most of the studies did not specify the exact vaccines assessed for ...
He established the mode of dress for men that rejected overly ornate fashions for one of understated, but perfectly fitted and tailored clothing. This look was based on dark coats, full-length trousers rather than knee breeches and stockings, and above all immaculate shirt linen and an ...
"My songs were pop curios about subjects as wide-ranging as soft pornography and masturbation, gender-identity crises, the way we misunderstood the isolating factors of mental illness, and – by now well-established – teenage-identity crises and low self-esteem issues." "It was at the Monter...
the pertinent question would be “who set Ash Wednesday on Valentine’s Day”. The answer would be “the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.” If one is Eastern Orthodox, however, Easter isn’t until May 5 this year and Great Lent doesn’t start until “Clean Monday” on March 19, so no...
The son of a Jewish tax collector, Ginsberg was born in Kiev and later settled in Odessa, the Jewish center of activist agitation. Here he established in 1889 his Zionist group, “Sons Of Moses.” Steeped in the works of Nietzsche, it was to the Sons of Moses that Ginsberg delivered his...
Nectarios Kellis was an Australian Greek Orthodox priest who embarked on a mission in Madagascar in the 1990s, and eventually became the Bishop of Madagascar. He was inspired by an appeal in a church magazine for missionaries to revive the Eastern Orthodox Church in Madagascar. There had been...