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on Euthanasia

Posted on September 25, 2013 by admin

Euthanasia is not the right to die. The Greek word for death is thanatos, the prefix for good or proper is eu-. Euthanasia is the right to a good death, a right to die properly, well. There is no glory, … Continue reading →

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on Death, its disposition in cult and culture

Posted on September 19, 2013 by admin

 We have a problem. Western Christendom and Western society have both become averse to mourning when someone dies. We think we ought to not, publicly at least, cry, weep, sob, or otherwise express the depths of sorrow and pain experienced … Continue reading →

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on Sin

Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin

There are a number of terms in Christian dogmatic theology, and by extension preaching, that are often bantered about as if separate and distinct realities existing in some real or logical sequence: salvation (saved, healed, given health, restored to life), … Continue reading →

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on Pre-judging and Fore-giving

Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin

Our modus operandi is prejudicial. We operate with prejudices. It is, on one level, a matter of evolution, a matter of being able to automatically, non-reflectively, assess a situation via socially assimilated valuations. As with all evolved skills, it is … Continue reading →

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on Forgiveness

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

In chapter eight of John’s gospel there is told a tale often considered a tender, an almost romantic tale, of forgiveness and pardon. It is the story of a woman accused of adultery. She had been caught in flagrante delicto. … Continue reading →

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“Unto us a child is born”

Posted on December 5, 2012 by admin

I recently received a letter form an old friend in which she reminisced about my parents. Reminiscences, like the sound of the word itself, ripple, and so that night as I prepared to sleep I had my own remembrances of … Continue reading →

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on Forbidden Carols, a response to the question “How can I sing it when I don’t believe it?”

Posted on November 12, 2012 by admin

I know several people who love Christmas and all the carols of the season. They are, however, continuously censoring themselves whenever its music fills their hearts. They feel hypocritical chanting away about virgins giving birth, the Font of All Being … Continue reading →

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