Here you are now/ fresh from your wars/ back from the edge of time/ and all that you were stripped to the bone/I thought you’d want to know When you feel the world is crashing all around your feet/ come running headlong into my arms/ breathless/I’ll never judge you/I can only love you/come now running… Read More Sisters in Christ: The Importance of Community
The Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) is once again gaining ground in Iraq. As it increases its control of Iraqi territory, it has engaged in mass atrocities and terrorism, while increasingly implementing its totalitarian vision. Kurdish forces have been resisting the Islamic State’s advance, but were forced to pull back in recent days, exposing more… Read More Fears of Genocide Grow in Iraq
This is a revised draft of a talk given in DCCatholic’s Summer Theology on Tap series on July 15, 2014. God is Friendship Good evening to you all. I first want to thank you for coming to this event and thank you for coming together. Among my favorite scripture passages is Psalm 133, which opens… Read More Beyond Networking: Fostering Authentic Friendships
On July 16, 2014, Australia lapsed into a relative state of climatic irresponsibility when it repealed the national carbon tax that had been in place since 2012. Although this may seem like an amoral intranational policy decision, traditional categories of Catholic moral theology can help demonstrate that Australia’s carbon tax repeal is actually a morally… Read More Complicit Down Under: America’s Moral Responsibility for Australia’s Carbon Tax Repeal
Pope Francis: “If you hoard material possessions, they will rob you of your soul.”
“Are you done now? Get up… and follow me now.” Slumped on the floor and crying, Peter looks up after Frank as he walks out of the room. Peter raises a meek objection, but then follows without further protest. When he enters the bathroom, Frank has already turned on the water in the tub. “Take… Read More The Reign of God vs. House of Cards: Why Frank Underwood Would Make a Great Evangelist
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Turning our backs on Syrian atrocities by Michael Gerson: “This is the problem with impunity for mass atrocities. It encourages future horrors, which create cycles of terror and revenge, which destabilize whole regions and generate new threats. Which is why atrocity prevention is a core national… Read More Around the Web
