Babalú Blog

From our Bureau of Social Compassion and Tolerance with some assistance from our Bureau of Incredibly Brave Resistance to Socialist Compassion and Tolerance

Ay, Dios mio! O, my God. Imagine being in the same tight spot as Angel Moya and Berta Soler. Their lives are a constant unending wrestling match with a totalitarian regime Hell-bent on crushing them. The only thing that keeps them from disappearing or being snuffed out is the fact that they have managed to attract international attention. Castro, Inc. can’t kill them or imprison them without protest from human rights organizations. This would make Castro, Inc. look bad. But that’s never been enough of a deterrent for Castro, Inc. Consider what they did to Oswaldo.Payá. They know they can easily get away with murder. This makes the defiance of Angel Moya and Berta Soler so remarkable, so heroic, so incredible, so praiseworthy, so heart-wrenching.

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On this episode of the Christian Mysticism Podcast, Dr. Carlos Eire tells us about St. Martín de Porres (1579-1639), a Peruvian mystic who was the son of a freed black slave and a Spanish nobleman. Despite the discrimination he suffered for the color of his skin, St. Martin never lost his humility or his great peace. His mystical life of bilocation, levitation, instances of glowing, and numerous miracles were known only to those who witnessed or experienced them, since he seemingly never wrote any of it down and never tried to explain it. However, it was his great humility, the legend of which has endured for centuries since his death, that has endeared him to his followers and led to his canonization in 1962.

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From our Bureau of Socialist Funerary Finesse with some assistance from our Bureau of Socialist Compassion and Social Justice in the Hereafter and Here-And-Now

Good Lord have mercy. Misere nobis, Domine, Cubani sumus. Dying offers no release from the hellish torments endured by all Cubans, the living as well as the dead. Forget about “closure” when one of your loved ones dies. Castro, Inc. has ensured that all Cubans suffer further indignities at the time of death. Transportation to the cemetery is usually unavailable. Then, good luck guaranteeing a proper burial for the recently departed. Cuban cemeteries are a horror show, where the dead are denied their human dignity. Good Lord have mercy. Señor, tien piedad de nosotros.

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After finally watching a recently posted video remake of a Celia Cruz song, which was over-produced, manic and ultimately superfluous, I went and found something low-tech, simple and straightforward: just a woman on a stage, using her voice as an instrument to make beautiful music, even if you could not understand the words (in French).

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From our very busy Russification of Cuba Bureau with some assistance from our Bureau of Imperial Safety Nets

Czar Vlad the Invader’s emissary Igor Krasnov –Attorney General of Grand Putinia — has just signed a cooperation agreement with Castro, Inc. that seems to have two main objectives: 1. To increase repression on the island, with Russia’s help; 2. To protect “the rights of entrepreneurs and investors.”

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Orlando Freire Santana writes from Havana via Diario de Cuba:

The Cuban people’s silent resistance

‘It’s as if people are striving to flout that indicated by government and partisan directives.’

In recent times we have witnessed a kind of silent resistance by the Cuban population to compliance with some initiatives promoted by the island’s political leaders. ‘It’s as if people are striving to flout that indicated by government and partisan directives.’

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From our Bureau of Troublesome Priests

Father Lester Rafael Zayas has dared to speak his mind in a BBC interview. Naturally, much like Father Alberto Reyes of Camaguey, Father Zayas has been placed on Castro, Inc.’s list of enemies. “They consider my homilies dangerous,” says Father Zayas. Showing no fear of reprisals, Father Zayas has also said that “Cuba is dying” and he cannot keep silent about the suffering that Castro, Inc. has caused the Cuban people: “What I say in my homilies is that it is not possible to see the reality here and accept the suffering of the people as normal.” If you are a praying person, please pray for Father Zayas. Castro, Inc. is bound to pounce on any such troublesome priest.

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Rice is one of the most abundant foods on the planet. It is grown all over the world and provides sustenance to billions of people. Except in Cuba, where socialism has made another bountiful commodity scarce.

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They say necessity is the mother of invention. If that’s the case, then all the necessity suffered by Cubans under communism has turned them into some of the world’s best inventors.

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63 years ago, on April 17, 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba began. Cuban exiles from all walks of life came together to fight for the freedom of their homeland. Although unsuccessful, their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

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