War, war, war!
War all around us.
“Kill the terrorist bastards!â€
“Love one another as I have loved you.â€
Forgive your enemies
And pray for those who persecute you.†Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2007
Christ the Leader
The feast of Christ the King presents me with a problem. Websters online dictionary defines king as “a male monarch of a major territorial unit.†Likewise, it defines kingdom as “a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen.†Some people get around the kingdom bit by substituting kin-dom with kin defined as “a group of persons of common ancestry.†Continue reading
Let Us Give Thanks
The readings for Thanksgiving (Dt. 8:7-18, Col. 3:12-17, and Mk. 5:18-20) are about gratitude and Thanksgiving. Paul makes it clear that, when we are grateful to God, we live accordingly.
I often struggle with biblical concepts related to land, acquisition of the land and prosperity bestowed by God. I struggle especially when politicians remind us that we have been blessed and that we Americans are God’s chosen people. Somehow God’s bounty to us gets twisted into a divine mission to “save†the rest of the world from itself. It is wrapped up in the prosperity Gospel. Go to church, say your prayers and God will shower you with blessings. Of course, those of us who have been privileged will reap more of the divine rewards. We may even have to oppress others to get what we “rightfully deserve.†Continue reading
Witness to Your faith
In the Gospel for the 32nd Sunday in ordinary time, Jesus once again confronts the religious leaders of his day. This time the debate seems to be over the resurrection of the body. But it is really about much more. Remember that Luke’s gospel was written after the early Christian communities had formed. What we have here is a community’s reflection on a new way of life—eternal life given by Jesus through the power of the Spirit. Continue reading
Response to WSJ Op ed
What follows is a response to an editorial in the 11/6 WSJ.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119430812489583231.html?mod=hps_us_inside_today
Dear Mr. Stephens,
Paul Tibbets also said there is no morality to war. That is why I am a peacemaker. With all out war or total war there is no morality because the principles of the just war theory are not followed before, during or after the war. That is reason enough that we must all work to eliminate war. Total war, including the use of nuclear weapons, is immoral. As recent Popes have said loud and clear, “No more war. Never again war!†Continue reading