I was drafted toward the end of Vietnam. I was in the barracks on 23 January 1973 when President Richard Nixon made his peace with honor speech about the coming end of the Vietnam War. Within two years South Vietnam had fallen. In April of 1975, the … [Continue reading]
A simplified manga view of the current economic arguments
As many of you know, I am a fan of manga from the Far East countries. It is always interesting to read stories written from a different cultural and religious viewpoint. As these are manga, they are not trying to win converts nor make philosophical … [Continue reading]
Native American folk tale
My grandfathers told me this story when I was a boy, so it must be true. In the Before Times, this world was covered in darkness, and all the Peoples of this world kept getting hurt because they bumped into each other in the dark. Fox, who had … [Continue reading]
The danger of changing understandings
Indeed, one lesson of history is that religious beliefs evolve in response to changing cultural attitudes. The transformation, in part, reflects altered interpretations of scripture and tradition.Some Faith Leaders Call Equality Act Devastating; For … [Continue reading]
Telling God what he already knows
Am I bothering You too much? I'm sorry. As the good book says... aaahh, why should I tell You what the Good Book says?Tevye speaking, Fiddler on the Roof, film, 1971 Tevye, in the movie, had the right of it, "why should I tell You what the Good … [Continue reading]
The last warrior standing wins
A brother asked Abba Sisoes, 'What shall I do, abba, for I have fallen?' The old man said to him, 'Get up again.' The brother said, 'I have got up again, but I have fallen again.' The old man said, 'Get up again and again.' So then the brother said, … [Continue reading]
Excess is not the same as holiness
There is an old saying: "Excesses meet." Too much fasting and too much eating come to the same end. Keeping too long a vigil brings the same disastrous cost as … sluggishness… Too much self-denial brings weakness and induces the same condition as … [Continue reading]
Who are we really?
“If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is … [Continue reading]
I am not as tolerant as I would like to be
As with many people in the USA, I like to think of myself as a person who responds graciously to others. My self-image of a priest may be based more on old Bing Crosby movies in which he played a priest than in the reality I experience. My behavior … [Continue reading]
The danger of memés and inspirational quotes
Memés have become a favorite way to communicate on social media along with the short spicy tweet. But, that creates a problem. To reduce a complex problem to a 160-word summary almost always leads to a misrepresentation of the problem. And, that … [Continue reading]
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