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2021-01-11T07:31:12-05:00

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After The Recent Coup Attempt, Christians Must Speak Up And Resist Evil Coming From Within The Church

Last updated on: January 11, 2021 at 7:31 am By Henry Karlson

Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, said it is better for the body to lose its eye or hand than to use them for evil: If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better that... Read more

2021-01-10T04:03:54-05:00

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Filled With Grace

Last updated on: January 10, 2021 at 4:03 am By Henry Karlson

Jesus sanctified the world through his baptism; he brought his saving grace to creation. What was touched by his grace could and would spread that grace to others. Water, by itself, is just water; water filled with grace is far more. Just as we bathe in water in order to cleanse ourselves, we can now receive the water of baptism, filled with grace, and be spiritually cleaned. That water can be filled with grace, making it holy water, shows us... Read more

2021-01-07T07:53:21-05:00

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Roger Bacon And The Four Obstacles To The Truth, Or, How Ignorance Causes Social Problems

Last updated on: January 7, 2021 at 7:53 am By Henry Karlson

Roger Bacon, a 13th century Franciscan philosopher-theologian, began his Opus Majus, “Major Work,” with a discussion on the four obstacles he believed which diverted people from the truth: “Now there are four chief obstacles in grasping truth, which hinder every man, however learned, and scarcely allow any one to win a clear title of learning, namely, submission to faulty and unworthy authority, influence of custom, popular prejudice, and concealment of our own ignorance accompanied by an ostentatious display of our... Read more

2021-01-06T04:08:12-05:00

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Grace, Salvation And Deification: The Bounties Of The Theophany

Last updated on: January 6, 2021 at 4:08 am By Henry Karlson

God’s revelation always serves as a vessel for grace. We must open ourselves to that grace, the point of such revelation, and not become overly attached to the vessel of that grace. We must embrace the spirit of the revelation if we want to receive its fruit. When revelation comes to us in the form of some locution, and we receive a text from it, we must engage the spirit of the text, and not be overly concerned with the... Read more

2021-01-04T07:51:33-05:00

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Marxism, Social Justice, And Christian Expectations

Last updated on: January 4, 2021 at 7:51 am By Henry Karlson

It’s common for those criticizing social justice efforts to accuse those promoting social justice as being Marxists (either as socialists or as communists). Sometimes, various Marxists join in social justice causes, when the cause connects with a Marxist desire or objectives. But that doesn’t make social justice Marxist, for there are more than Marxists involved with social justice activities. Indeed, while they can work with Marxists for common goals, many involved in social justice activities nonetheless denounce Marxism as well,... Read more

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2021-01-03T04:04:35-05:00

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John Shows The Way

Last updated on: January 3, 2021 at 4:04 am By Henry Karlson

St. John the Baptist had one mission: prepare the way for the coming of Christ. This is what his life was about. He did not know what to expect when Christ revealed himself to the world. Indeed, it was a great surprise to him when Jesus came and asked to be baptized. John humbly accepted his place in salvation history. He did not look for glory for himself. He did what he knew, and he did it well. He was... Read more

2021-01-01T04:07:55-05:00

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Withdrawing From Ideologies

Last updated on: January 1, 2021 at 4:07 am By Henry Karlson

Having been baptized, and so put on Christ, we have been made free in Christ. We should not let ourselves become trapped by, and follow, useless ideologies, systematic determinisms, which limit us and prevent us from fully following Christ: See to it that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity... Read more

2020-12-31T07:18:28-05:00

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Liberation Theology Was Never Condemned

Last updated on: December 31, 2020 at 7:18 am By Henry Karlson

Liberation Theology was never condemned. Liberation Theology is not monolithic. Different Liberation Theologians tackle the questions raised by Liberation Theology, questions on the status of the poor and oppressed of the world, and offer different answers to those questions. Sometimes those answers are good. Sometimes those answers are bad. Some Liberation Theologians are good. Some Liberation Theologians are bad. It is the same as it has always been in history. Theology, theological styles, are diverse. Those following a particular style... Read more

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2020-12-28T07:05:58-05:00

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The Eucharist Is Not A Magical Talisman. Its Purpose Is Communion

Last updated on: December 28, 2020 at 7:05 am By Henry Karlson

The eucharist, which is in reality Christ offering himself to us as spiritual nourishment, comes to us physically as bread and wine. We hand over the bread and wine to God who then takes those gifts and transforms them, giving them back to us as our super-substantial bread, the bread of life. What we receive appears to be bread and wine. It has all the physical characteristics (accidents) of bread and wine. Our physical interaction with the eucharistic gifts will... Read more

2020-12-27T04:04:44-05:00

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Even With Revelation, There Will Be Questions And Difficulties

Last updated on: December 27, 2020 at 4:04 am By Henry Karlson

God can and does work in mysterious ways; this is because God is so great, so marvelous, so transcendent to us, that we will never fully comprehend God or what God does. This is not because God acts without reason. God does not act sub-rationally. Rather, we must realize the limits of human reason and understanding. The greatness of God and God’s reasoning transcends what we are capable of understanding. We can apprehend what God deigns to reveal to us... Read more

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