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August 2018

August 30, 2018

Listen to the Victims

In the aftermath of the revelations of sexual abuse and its cover up by various...

August 28, 2018

Follow God Over Human Law Or Custom

Once the order was given at Scetis, 'Fast this week.' Now it happened that some...

August 27, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Ten.

Dionysius, continuing with his apophatic denials, purifying us from the limitations which would be imposed...

August 23, 2018

Faith Is Lived

Faith is to be lived, not researched. Faith, fidelity, is manifest in love, in the...

August 21, 2018

Admit and Condemn

One of the earliest leaders of the church, Nicolaus, was called out in the Apocalypse...

August 20, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Nine.

God is not to be confused with creation. Pantheistic interpretations of God which suggest he...

August 16, 2018

Dealing With The Paradox of God: Part Three of Three

God is one, simple, transcendent, divine principle. We talk about God with many names, but...

August 15, 2018

Dealing With the Paradox of God: Part Two of Three

How can we know God if he transcends us? In the Kabbalah, the answer comes...

August 14, 2018

Dealing With The Paradox of God: Part One of Three

Lactantius, talking about those who were honored for virtuously seeking the highest good in truth,...

August 13, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Eight.

God neither lives, nor is life, though Dionysius indicated in the Divine Names that God...

August 08, 2018

Against Capital Punishment

When Paul wrote to the Ephesians, he told them that by becoming Christian, they were...

August 07, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Seven

God in Scripture is called the light as it declared him to be the light...

August 06, 2018

Share The Glory

On Mount Tabor, Peter, James and John saw Jesus transformed in glory. “And after six...

August 02, 2018

Pointing The Way

Many Christians read Scripture, and dogmatic teachings of their church, misunderstanding the means by which...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

The Truth Is Found In The Promotion Of The Common Good

The news media plays an important role in that it helps form and spread public...

July 30, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Six.

In the Divine Names, Dionysius explained how power is often used as a name for...

July 26, 2018

The Symphonic Harmony Of The Eschaton

Tolkien in the opening section of The Silmarillion, the Ainulindalë, presents an explanation for evil...

July 24, 2018

Justice Is More Important Than Civility

Silence in a time of injustice allows such injustice to continue. Silence in the face...

July 23, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Five.

Holding to the teaching that no concept which we have of God can be affirmed...

July 19, 2018

Stop Judging Someone By The Number Of Children They Have

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his...

July 17, 2018

We Must Stand Up For The Religious Liberty Of Others

The Church reproves, as foreign to the mind of Christ, any discrimination against men or...

July 16, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Four.

There is no comparison between God and his creation; comparative predications which can be used...

July 12, 2018

Decay: A Contemplation Inspired By A Trip To The Dentist

The Psalmist, pleading to God, once indicated how God’s justice could be seen in the...

July 10, 2018

When Fighting Evil, Hope In The Good

Wealth, government, industry and science, all are goods in and of themselves. But each of...

July 09, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Three.

Scripture calls God one in many places, such as in the shema: "Hear, O Israel:...

July 05, 2018

Drink And Be Drunk!

Come and drink of the grapes of God’s wrath. Pressed down and beaten for our...

July 03, 2018

Greatness Is Not Found In Evil

During the reign of Diocletian, St. Theodore of Cyrene was an enemy of the state....

July 02, 2018

Mystical Theology of Dionysius: Transcendental God-Talk. Chapter Five. Part Two.

God neither is expressed, nor conceived. All that we say about God is not God,...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Paul Did Not Contradict Jesus

It is not uncommon for some non-Christians to try to pit the teachings of Jesus...

June 26, 2018

Christians Must Reject Positive Law Which Violates The Common Good

Throughout Christian history, Christians have had to deal with nationalistic xenophobia. Christianity embraces universality over...

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