Category Archives: christian life
On the Anniversary of my 16th Year of Ordination to the Diaconate
“So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; … Continue reading
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The Hijacking of the National Day of Prayer
The modern National Day of Prayer was enacted by President Truman and Congress in 1952 in the 36 U.S.C. § 119 : US Code – Section 119: National Day of Prayer and various Presidents at different times have called for … Continue reading
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Bishop Jenky’s Obama and Hitler, Stalin, Bismarck and Clemenceau Comparison: Bad History, Bad Theology and Bad Politics
Bishop Daniel Jenky “History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their … Continue reading
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The Totality of Easter
“Easter is rightly understood only if the burden and strain of Good Friday are not forgotten.” Hans Kung The disciples of Jesus had abandoned him. It was a Roman Centurion that recognized at Jesus’ death It took a distant disciple, … Continue reading
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Good Friday Special: The Long Good Friday of Longinus the Centurion
Russian Orthodox Icon of Longinus the Cenurion This is the first of a series of three Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday stories that I wrote last year and am doing again this year. It is what I image … Continue reading
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Holy Week and the Outcasts
Sieger Köder “Barmherzigkeit” “Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this is … Continue reading
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The Paradox of the Passion: Reflections on Palm or Passion Sunday
I celebrated a quiet Palm Sunday liturgy this morning. As I read the scriptures, especially the Passion Narrative of Mark the Evangelist I was moved in a way that I have not been for some time and found that my … Continue reading
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They didn’t Pray Enough: Pat Robertson’s latest “Patwah”
“If enough people were praying, [God] would intervene. You could pray, Jesus stilled the storm, you could still storms.” Pat Robertson on the 700 Club “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 … Continue reading
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Faith for those that Struggle with Faith
“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our … Continue reading
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