Continuing a theme from last week, I thought it would be good to reprint a little series I once did (in 2007) on the relationship between the Old and New Covenants since it seems to be a source of confusion for many Catholics and cause of obnoxious and biblically illiterate and anti-semitic triumphalism for some. Here is Part One: The relationship between the Old and New Covenants has been a hot topic for 2000 years. Not long ago, Ann Coulter... Read more
…to those who voted Democrat in order to stop the Cult of Trump today. The essential failure of the “prolife” movement is that the core qualification for belonging to it is not (and has not been for decades), to say “I oppose and would like to reduce the number of abortions as much as possible.” That would be a movement open to converts and people on the way. It would be a movement willing to build coalitions with the majority... Read more
She writes “The GOP is forcing me to stop them because they won’t stop themselves“: I’m a lifelong registered republican, and I’ll probably vote straight democrat today. I’m not trying to persuade anyone. I’m just telling you what I’m thinking, because I know there are plenty like me. I’m pro-life, always have been. I’ve always voted for whoever seems the most likely to benefit unborn children. That’s the most important issue for me, because you can’t be any poorer than... Read more
Lord God, as the election approaches, we seek to better understand the issues and concerns that confront our city/state/country, and how the Gospel compels us to respond as faithful citizens in our community. We ask for eyes that are free from blindness so that we might see each other as brothers and sisters, one and equal in dignity, especially those who are victims of abuse and violence, deceit and poverty. We ask for ears that will hear the cries of... Read more
…not for a sadistic antichrist Cult. Read more
So I went to Mass yesterday and Father talked about the goodness of Christian meditation. The core difference between Christian and non-western forms of meditation is the object. The goal of the east is detachment from the world and desire. It’s not a bad start since no small part of our problem is disordered attachment to creatures, aka idolatry. So part of Christian meditation is likewise to take our minds off earthly things as Paul says to do. But it... Read more
Just a reminder for those getting the “There’s blood on your hands if you vote Democrat” stuff: “A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote for a candidate precisely because of the candidate’s permissive stand on abortion and/or euthanasia. When a Catholic does not share a candidate’s stand in favour of abortion and/or euthanasia, but votes for that candidate for other reasons, it... Read more
But cheating voters out of a vote is emphatically a GOP thing: The Cult of Trump are enemies of democracy. Destroy them at the polls on Tuesday. Read more
…on Connecting the Dots about her decision to quit being a slave to the GOP because of her prolife convictions. It was a great conversation. Check it out! Read more
With the rise of anti-semitism due to the Cult of Trump and the Christianist habit of twisting Scripture to serve that Cult, now seems a good time to reprint a piece I wrote some years ago about one of the most difficult and misunderstood passage in the entire New Testament: John 8:44. Here it is, in its entirety: One of the most volatile passages in the New Testament is the moment at which Jesus looks at some of his Jewish... Read more
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