Fr. Stephen update No suburban BenOp is possible Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi Can we, in our culture, serve God? Mystery, fullness, glory Abbreviating God Continue reading “Fr. Stephen update” →
What liturgy’s forming you? Fulfilling Worship’s Potential Exactly wrong folk piety Soros vs. Koch at Woke Forest Syria’s real peril Trump’s Syria Hypocrisy New Regulatory Czaritsa Top reason not to watch O’Reilly Continue reading “What liturgy’s forming you?” →
Countercultural Thoughts “What ifs” about salvation Is there a space where God has no claims? Interiorizing Democracy Continue reading “Countercultural Thoughts” →
Fierce anti-intellectual speaks Fierce anti-intellectual speaks Eradicate ugliness and stupidity Wasting the biggest mike in the world On not “getting it” The disconnect boggles the mind Continue reading “Fierce anti-intellectual speaks” →
Tuesday 1/17/17 Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin redux Chronicling a mid-life religious crisis Real Civil Liberties don’t get no respect Trump the Twitter-Tweetin’ Fool Is Trump the Heir of Reagan — or of LBJ? Deracinated Donald The Trump Dossier Eh? Was that a “Yes” or a “No”? Continue reading “Tuesday 1/17/17” →
Theophany 2017 Where are the Watchmen? “Who Decides?” Redux He should have written about my pet peeve 3 things the NYT does well If Russia was democratic Outgrowing naïvete Theophany and Epiphany Continue reading “Theophany 2017” →
Xmas, Observed (U.S.) 2016 What is the meaning of this city? More on “reality” Tidbits from The Great Divorce Dateline Bethlehem Biden on Clinton Trump’s Attorney General Continue reading “Xmas, Observed (U.S.) 2016” →
Sunday 12/18/16 We fall down, we get up This is eternal life Knowing reality by definition Pandora and her box The lost experience of veneration The News and the Good News Wilt Thou love God? Continue reading “Sunday 12/18/16” →
Tuesday 12/13/16 Religionless Christianity Ain’t What Jesus wanted Schadenfreude: Mortal or Venial? Obama’s national security weakness Shrugging it off Clerical error Hitting the jackpot Continue reading “Tuesday 12/13/16” →
Wednesday 11/30/16 The King’s Banquet Francis and The Dubia What use is “middle ages”? How convenient! France’s wart Continue reading “Wednesday 11/30/16” →