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2020-08-07T03:15:57-05:00

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The Scandal Of William Barr

Last updated on: August 7, 2020 at 3:15 am By Henry Karlson

“Say to them, As I live, says the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?” (Ezek. 33:11 RSV). God tells us, he does not desire death. He is, after all, the God of life. In the incarnation, we see the significance of this: God not only gives us... Read more

2020-08-05T03:13:58-05:00

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Hiroshima And Mt. Thabor

Last updated on: August 5, 2020 at 3:13 am By Henry Karlson

When heading the promises of sin, humans like to empower themselves, not for the sake of the common good, but for what they can get from other. That is, sin tells them to empower themselves so that they can dominate and control others. Since it does not know how to create, that is, create ex nihilo, sinful humanity likes to express its power in its ability to destroy, that is, engaging the power for the sake of negation, trying to... Read more

2020-08-04T03:13:55-05:00

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St. Maximos, The Will, And Universal Salvation

Last updated on: August 4, 2020 at 3:13 am By Henry Karlson

When St. Maximos was taken to trial, one of the accusations made against him was that he was an Origenist, an accusation which he absolutely denied: When they had been dismissed to their prison, Menas went to the old man and said in the presence of the officials, “God has struck you and brought you here in order for you to receive whatever you did to others, leading everyone into the doctrines of Origen.” To him the servant of God... Read more

2020-08-02T03:14:58-05:00

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Workers With God

Last updated on: August 2, 2020 at 3:14 am By Henry Karlson

God gives us freedom, and with that freedom, we can (and should) choose to work with God in building up the world, making it better. Where injustice resides, we should work for justice. Where charity is lacking, we must strive for charity. When we do this, we follow after Jesus, who, in the incarnation, gave himself completely to us in his love so that he could build up the world with that love, restoring to it the justice it had... Read more

2020-07-31T03:13:12-05:00

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Don’t Spit On My Food

Last updated on: July 31, 2020 at 3:13 am By Henry Karlson

Don’t spit on my food. That seems like a reasonable request, doesn’t it? Clearly, everyone will follow it, right? We don’t need government stepping in and telling cooks they can’t spit in people’s food, do we? People should be free. People should be able to live their lives without government interference. This seems like something everyone should agree with. No one wants people to spit in their food, and so people will not do it. Right? Of course, the answer... Read more

2020-07-30T03:14:02-05:00

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Greed, Charity, And Reformation

Last updated on: July 30, 2020 at 3:14 am By Henry Karlson

The love of money, avarice, is a root for all evil, for it takes us away from the foundation of what is good and just, that is, charity. The more we give into greed, the more we cut ourselves off from charity, and so the further we find ourselves from God. Without love, without charity, we are nothing. The love of money, avarice, is the root of all evil, for it takes us away from the foundation of what is... Read more

2020-07-28T03:15:07-05:00

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Faithless Faith And Ineffective Prayers

Last updated on: July 28, 2020 at 3:15 am By Henry Karlson

For the Christian, faith alone, if that is taken to mean belief alone, is imaginative fiction. How can one have faith in Jesus Christ and ignore what he said in the Gospels? Jesus told his followers what to do. Nowhere do we find him telling people to just believe in him and do nothing else. Rather, he tells them to sin no more and to be perfect like the heavenly Father, and if they question what that means, he gives... Read more

2020-07-26T03:10:31-05:00

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The Common Good And The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Last updated on: July 26, 2020 at 3:10 am By Henry Karlson

The feeding of the five thousand (which really, was more than five thousand, because the five thousand mentioned is only the number of men who were fed, while the women and children, like so often is the case, were left uncounted) indicates the way God works with us. He expects us to do our part; if we do, then he will complement our action with his bountiful grace: When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This... Read more

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2020-07-24T03:13:08-05:00

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COVID19, Trump, And The Pontifical Academy For Life

Last updated on: July 24, 2020 at 3:13 am By Henry Karlson

These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace, do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, says the LORD” (Zech. 8:16-17 RSV). COVID19 has not gone away. The first attempt to put it in check failed because the President of the United States, and many of his followers, did... Read more

2020-07-23T03:09:23-05:00

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If We Do Not Control Our Tongue, Our Devotions Might Be In Vain

Last updated on: July 23, 2020 at 3:09 am By Henry Karlson

The tongue, James says, needs to be kept under control, “If any one thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is vain” (Jas. 1:26 RSV). James’s point is that if we are uncharitable in our speech, if we undermine justice by our speech, we deceive ourselves in thinking we are being faithful to God. Without charity, without love, we have nothing (cf. 1 Cor. 13:1). This is true, not just... Read more

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