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on Faith 1–symbols, visions, and the search for meaning
Having once been one and sometime accused of being one still, I do not believe in atheists. That thought or idea which for you denotes the absolute, the idea unsurpassable by any other, is the divine—be it absolute chaos, absolute … Continue reading
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on Ecumenism
Ecumenism is a counterproductive circumvallation of diversity, an ataxia of an atavistically distorted concept of catholicity. It is a gross miscomprehension of unity as uniformity. In its present form it is a monstrous waste of time for all except a … Continue reading
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on Talking about God
There is a modern proclivity to take intellect as the epitome of being, and because of that inclination many think it profitable to frame the idea of the divine in terms of intellect. The divine becomes the all-knowing as well … Continue reading
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on God and believing in God
I do have beliefs. We all do. You either know something is true or false, or you believe it to be either true or false. You have certain evidence of something, or you trust your instincts and inclinations regarding the … Continue reading
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on The Use of Scripture
In the many recent discussions and diatribes regarding points of faith and morals I have repeatedly heard the Bible presented as the unfailing bulwark, the very Word of God filled with the Spirit of truth. Having, in vain, waited for … Continue reading
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on Liturgy
I do not have a problem with the Book of Alternative Services, the Vatican II revisions, or any other such work. The Book of Common Prayer is in some ways, I believe, a more mature work; it is structured in … Continue reading
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on Being-church
I made a promise to myself many years ago that I would never again go to church on Epiphany; I could not hear one more sermon on the proof of the star or the perils of travel the Magi must … Continue reading
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