Look at the two comics below: The two comics above let me make a quick comment. Back when I took philosophy, post-modernism had not yet come into its strength. At that time, the traditional response of the modernist was that reason could figure out all the answers if it simply had enough data. I can […]
What a day or rejoicing that will be
There is an old southern gospel song that has the lyrics: Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, Sing His mercy and His grace; In the mansions bright and blessed He’ll prepare for us a place. Refrain: When we all get to heaven, What a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see Jesus, […]
My confession on children’s confession
Okay, I must confess something. I often feel completely inept when hearing the confessions of children. Once they reach the age of early adolescence, I know how to talk with them and how to counsel them. From then on I am comfortable in fulfilling my priestly duties. But, when I hear the confessions of children in elementary […]
Tornadoes in Alabama yet again
This is the second year in which this area of Alabama has been hit by strongly destructive tornadoes. Yesterday tornadoes swept through the Birmingham area and destroyed hundreds of home. For the second year, a tornado passed near where we live. Yesterday, as I was driving in to the VA Medical Center I again saw the damage. […]
Did the Church Fathers address the issue of slavery?
I remember in seminary discussing the issue of slavery. No, no one was in favor of slavery. Rather, the discussion was a Biblical and historical one. First was Saint Paul really against slavery, or was it something that he tolerated as part of the existing social order and part of Israel’s history? For those of […]
Some respect for Ron Paul in today’s debate
I am not only a priest, I am also a citizen of this country. As such I feel it my civic duty to listen to at least some of the debates going on during the primary season. This primary season that has meant only the Republican debates since there is no opposition to President Obama […]
Unexpected things picked up from missions
When one spends several years as a missionary, one does not always realize what one picks up from another culture until some time has passed back in the home culture. In my case, I just saw something one of our daughters picked up during our years in mission. You see, we went to missions as […]
Xenophobia and American politics
A recent attack advert came out against Romney. Sadly, the attack advert points out yet again what many of us feared, particularly those of us who have lived in more than one country. You can see the attack advert above. [Note: what Romney is saying in French on the top advert is NOT what is […]
Hmm, can we say dumb pirates?
From ABC News: Somali pirates may be terrorizing the waters off of East Africa, but maybe they should pick their targets a little more carefully and stop targeting European warships. Earlier today, some Somali pirates got a little too greedy and attacked the Spanish warship serving as the flagship for the European Union’s fleet of […]
Interesting Tebow post
From NBC Sports: Poll: 43 percent of people think Tebow’s success is due to divine intervention … including 54 percent of Republicans Who would have thought that a football player would be every bit as good a witness for Christ as many an evangelist? Here are some more statistics. The numbers fluctuate greatly with the […]
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