According to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, there are four principles that govern our Christian relationship to the social reality (at least in the USA). In a bulletin that was issued by them before the elections, the bishops said the following: “In the words of Pope Francis, ‘progress in building a people in […]
A pejorative term that has little meaning anymore – fundamentalist
Fundamentalism has become a pejorative term which has become applied to everything from Osama bin Laden through anyone who espouses conservative beliefs. Notice that I am not saying extreme conservative beliefs. In some circles, it is sufficient for someone to espouse any belief that is not purely progressive, and one is labeled a fundamentalist. Frankly, […]
How at least one moderate would approach the issue of undocumented immigrants.
I am in favor of sanctuary cities. Those who simply want to dump illegal immigrants, particularly those who came as young children, or even as babies, and are now adults, refuse to acknowledge that their ingress through several administrations (both Republicans and Democrats) was approved with a wink and a nod. Their employment would not […]
The infallible Word of God and Theology
Yesterday, I attended a very good class by a theologian. There were 8 pastors present, and we represented a variety of backgrounds, from me being the only “liturgical” person, and most definitely the only one calling himself a priest to African Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian, independent Pentecostal, Disciples of Christ, etc. The nine of us have formed […]
For kings and all those in authority
“I hope the president-elect does such a great job that I vote for his reelection in four years.” – Tom Hanks, Hollywood actor As many of you know, Tom Hanks is Greek Orthodox. And, many of you may know that he opposed the election of President Donald Trump. In fact, he was enough of a […]
Choices of Evil
I have posted before about the Lesser of Two Evils. In December of 2016, I spoke of the Catholic Doctrine of Double Effect as a better formulation for Christians of the doctrine of the Lesser of Two Evils, in a post called, “Ethics and Expediency.” What most of us do not realize is that, in […]
Fake versus Faulty versus Vetted news
Fake news, Faulty news, Vetted news. What is the difference between the three? The first one is easy. Fake news is just that. It is a news story that is made up. It is not true. But, here is the problem. Fake news are sometimes deliberately written for humor purposes. In other words, there may […]
The foolish things of the world
“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are […]
Father Francis Mulcahy, MASH, and Christianity
Father Francis John Patrick Mulcahy died yesterday. He was not a real character. He was a character in MASH a TV series that ran over a decade, and made all of us think about what war was really about, the damage that it does to all involved, and what it means to be a priest […]
Ethics and Expediency
There have always been debates between expediency and ethics. Generally, in America, doing what is expedient is considered the opposite of doing what is ethical. Many, if most times, that is true. But, is it always true? Or, at least, is it ever the lesser of two evils? In the hit TV show “MASH,” whose […]
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