It appears that the laws of this land only apply to you and me. Quite a number of America’s billionaires are in the process of demonstrating to the world that they serve no god except their own greed, and obey no law other than their own cruelty. It appears that they see America, the country that gave them everything they have, as something for their greed to bleed dry. As for you and me; it appears that we are just... Read more
I don’t say this about every politician, but I have no doubt that Jimmy Carter was welcomed home to heaven. The first thing I thought when I heard he had died, was “I’m glad for him.” I think he went straight into the light and love that is God. I think he heard the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Jimmy Carter did many good things during his long life. His Camp David Accord achieved the only lasting peace... Read more
Christians who enjoy being outraged have found another target for their hysterics. This year’s Olympics used a tableau in the opening ceremonies that looked like a debauched version of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper. The official “explanation” is that this tableau is actually a depiction of a Bacchanalian revel that just coincidentally resembles da Vinci’s painting. I have no idea why a bacchanal with its emphasis on excess and debauchery, would be appropriate for the opening of... Read more
“He rebuked the wind and said to the waves, Peace. Be still. Suddenly the wind stopped and there was a great calm. Then He asked them Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith? Mark 4: 38-40 My boys loved it when I read the story of Jesus calming the sea to them when they were little. We would stand up and say “the waves went up!!” then drop to our seats and say “the waves went down!!.”... Read more
Looking at America’s Catholic bishops from far outside and with zero insider information, I can say that they appear to be split into two camps. One camp, the ascendant and apparently controlling group, are the buddies — dare I say operatives? — of extremist billionaires. You might call them the lions. The other camp, the gobsmacked, blithering, can’t-quite-figure-out-that-they-are-nose-to-nose-with-evil-incarnate group, are the bishops who still think that the 10 Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes are, well, commandments... Read more
One of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. John 19: 34 I can’t provide an erudite theological understanding of the Sacred Heart. In fact, the Sacred Heart as a concept has always confused me. I know that Jesus’ heart was pierced by a soldier’s sword after He died on the Cross and a mixture of blood and water flowed out of it. I have read that this break down of blood... Read more
You don’t have to agree with Joe Biden’s politics to feel compassion for him as he faces another tragedy in his life. In this day and age, so many of us can recognize our own family in the tragedy of drug addiction which overtook his son Hunter. Many of us have known the suffering of watching someone we love get sucked down the hole of that raw evil. I have watched helplessly while someone I love destroyed their life with... Read more
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the world.” Jesus Christ Jesus gave the Apostles an explicit mission statement. Go. Make disciples of ALL nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the... Read more
Ascension Day is the day that Jesus started working from home. I saw a meme by the Episcopal Church saying that and loved it. Ascension Day really is the day that Jesus started working from home. It is also the day when the people who knew and loved Him personally lost His physical presence in their lives for the rest of their earthly existence. I’ve often thought about how empty it must have felt for them, walking home after seeing... Read more
Senator Bernie Sanders made a very stupid comment a few days ago. He said that the war in the Middle East is “Biden’s Viet Nam.” I like Bernie Sanders. I think he is a sincere and independent-thinking man who really cares about the American people and who has a fully functioning moral code that he applies to his work in the United States Senate. But in this particular instance, Bernie is just spinning yarn. The war in the Middle East... Read more
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