There has been so much animosity in the news lately, whether it’s political platforms advocating the defeat of their opponents, or Cops getting gunned down, or Black Men being shot for a variety of reasons in order to escape the underlying one. Let us not forget about Europe, who has seen their share of tragedies recently as well. I imagine most parents watching the news realizing this is the world that their children will inherit, and asking themselves how... Read more

For some reason, People have express interest in my opinions and so the gentleman on Catching Foxes asked me to appear on their podcast. I talked about a wide variety of topics like: Race Politics Catholicism Rap Miguel Cervantes   You should give it a listen here   Feel Free to comment with your thoughts and questions! Read more

I wrote this on an old abandoned blog site, before I got on Patheos. It seems like as good a time as any to re-up it: 1.  Jesus is asked to do something. John 2:1-4: On the third day there was a wedding* in Cana* in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” [And] Jesus said... Read more

It’s been sometime since my last post, and I apologize for that. There are a number of reasons why, that I won’t disclose. Needless to say, I am back. Today, I want to talk about a term that need not carry such heavy connotations, Cultural Catholicism. Cultural Catholicism tends to refer to a subset of people that hold tenuous ties to Catholicism, but don’t attend church or agree with doctrine. I would go further and say those that attend Church... Read more

There was a great article that came out today about Fairy Tales. It starts out like so: Stories evolve. As they are told and retold to new audiences, they accumulate changes in plot, characters, and settings. They behave a lot like living organisms, which build up mutations in the genes that they pass to successive generations. This is more than a metaphor. It means that scientists can reconstruct the relationships between versions of a story using the same tools that... Read more

This blog has been active for about a month now, and by now hopefully it has become somewhat apparent that, what is talked about here is a bit different than other Catholic writers. Part of that is just how I am, part of that is an issue that was irking me long before I was asked to blog. After having written on a myriad of topics, everything from Mexican Wrestlers, to Documentaries to Comic Books, I thought I’d take a... Read more

I recently picked up some of the library editions of the Hellboy Comics, and have enjoyed them immensely. I have read them before, but since returning to my Faith, I have seen them in a different light. So the story of Hellboy is a strange one. The Premise is that the Nazis (led by Rasputin, who didn’t die) have decided to summon a demon from Hell to destroy the world as foretold in prophecies. Unfortunately they are interrupted by the... Read more

Most of you probably thought of Nacho Libre with that title. Well, the truth is that movie was based on a true story, about a Priest who did don the mask to raise funds to help an orphanage. In Mexico, he is known as Fray Tormenta. A few days ago, Vice Magazine did an article about him.   In theory, a priest wearing a lucha libre mask sounds strange. But in the case of Padre Fray Tormenta, it looks and... Read more

My homie Scout, hit me up the other day and told me to check out the Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer. The documentary has been making splashes, so odds are you know somebody that’s seen it or chattering about it, but if you haven’t, I recommend going into it blind, and doing further reading after the fact. However I gotta write about something here, so if you haven’t seen it, go watch it and then come back. Or…keep reading,... Read more

A spectre is haunting Churchgoers — the spectre of children. With their hideous whining and snivelling, it becomes apparent that they do not deserve to witness the holiest of occurrences on Earth. I know what you’re thinking…Yes Sergio, I know this, but my neighbor’s won’t listen to me. Well have no fear, I am here to help. I have had it with this culture of victim blaming the parent. A child of any age is capable of not crying, just... Read more