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October 2024

October 02, 2024
To non-Christians, the way many Christians act in the world must confuse them. For they...
October 01, 2024
Every year, I see Christians saying we must not celebrate Halloween (and possibly other holidays...

September 2024

September 29, 2024
At the heart of the Christian faith is the teaching of the incarnation, and through...
September 27, 2024
Unity in  diversity is important to the Christian faith. Each person should be given the...
September 25, 2024
When I was young, long before I became a Catholic, or even before I considered...
September 23, 2024
Early in Christian history, especially during the time before Constantine, Christians often engaged and recognized...
September 22, 2024
The prophet Jonah famously misunderstood his prophetic mission; he understood God’s pathos against social unjust...
September 20, 2024
Sadly, many Christians like to cut themselves completely off from everyone and everything they believe...
September 19, 2024
We are told to love our neighbor as ourselves, which means, every neighbor is to...
September 17, 2024
Years ago, I worked with a refugee community in Nashville, TN. Most of the refugees...
September 15, 2024
When Christ shows us love and mercy, doing so despite our many sins, we should...
September 12, 2024
We are called to love our neighbors as ourselves, which means, we are to love...
September 11, 2024
One of the most common, and also, insidious ideological errors which pervades politics is the...
September 10, 2024
Anger, even if it is justified, is quite powerful, capable of causing us to act...
September 08, 2024
The birth of Mary, the Mother of God, was a special event in human history....
September 06, 2024
At the heart of Christian praxis is love, a love for God and a love...
September 04, 2024
One of the things Christians must realize is that their doctrines and dogmas, however important...
September 03, 2024
I’ve been a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and his works for most of my life....
September 01, 2024
In the Byzantine tradition, the first of September begins the new ecclesiastical year, echoing the...

August 2024

August 29, 2024
St. Moses the Ethiopian early on learned that no one was completely outside of God’s...
August 28, 2024
Ecumenism, the intra-Christian work for rapprochement, especially through dialogue, is a necessary part of the...
August 27, 2024
In the eucharist, Christ presents himself fully to his followers so that they can partake...
August 25, 2024
Paul, talking about his apostolic authority, indicated two important things. The first is that those...
August 22, 2024
One of the great truths agreed upon by many religious traditions is that the world...
August 21, 2024
One of many things I’ve learned through the years is that I need to silence...
August 20, 2024
Jesus spoke out against the abuses of the rich and powerful while defending and promoting...
August 18, 2024
Paul reminds us as Christians that all our actions should be geared towards love.  “Be...
August 15, 2024
Today, we remember the entrance of the Mother of God into eternity. In the Byzantine...
August 13, 2024
I like to visit my local Half-Price Bookstore every week, as it is most likely...
August 12, 2024
We are easily distracted, especially by gossip. What is worse. we often  use gossip not...
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