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2020-07-21T03:13:51-05:00

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Idolatry

Last updated on: July 21, 2020 at 3:13 am By Henry Karlson

Sadly, one of the tendencies we have as a species is to take something which is good and taint it. We abuse the good as we employ it for some evil ends. This is not to say the good is entirely destroyed by our actions, but it is certainly reduced, as evil corrupts the good by destroying it. What is left of the good needs to be detached from the evil which is using it, but often, that is not... Read more

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2020-07-19T03:11:23-05:00

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The First Six Ecumenical Councils And The Mystery Of Faith

Last updated on: July 19, 2020 at 3:11 am By Henry Karlson

Who is Jesus Christ? As Christians learned, they might know in their hearts who Jesus is, but taking what they believe and know to be true and rendering it into words is easier said than done. Jesus is God and man. One of the great mysteries of the faith is how he can be both. If we emphasize one nature, the other reality is easily lost. If we try to bring them together, it is easy to confuse them, turning... Read more

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2020-07-17T03:12:56-05:00

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Pope Francis And The Crisis Facing American Catholics Today

Last updated on: July 17, 2020 at 3:12 am By Henry Karlson

Pope Francis is Pope. He continues to lead the church. The faithful need to continue to hear his message, the message for the time which we live in. We need to hear the grace and comfort he offers as well as the warnings he issues concerning the state of the world. What we do not need is people to ignore him and treat him as some sort of lame duck Pope, looking ahead and trying to campaign for a Pope... Read more

2020-07-15T03:15:29-05:00

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St. Vladimir the Great And The Parable Of The Leaven

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

Jesus often spoke in parables, using them to illustrate aspects of his message. They helped convey his teachings in a way simplistic, concrete statements could not, because they allowed for a variety of meanings and ideas to be expressed all at once. Likewise, by using parables, he encouraged his followers to do what it takes to determine the various meanings of his words. For, as many have noted throughout the centuries, when we take effort to understand his message, we... Read more

2020-07-14T04:34:29-05:00

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Losing Sight Of God

Last updated on: July 14, 2020 at 4:34 am By Henry Karlson

When we pursue holiness, we are tempted to think of ourselves as being better than we really are. Pride develops, and through that pride, become unruly towards others, trying to force them to comply with our whims. While some people might do so, those who do not receive our wrath. We become vindictive, thinking they deserve every kind of punishment which we can give them because they do not recognize our greatness. We become so absorbed by ourselves that lose... Read more

2020-07-12T03:14:50-05:00

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Competition

Last updated on: July 12, 2020 at 3:14 am By Henry Karlson

Competition can be good for us, but only if we use it to make ourselves better. If we use it to undermine someone else, to dishonor them, to make them ashamed, then we turn away from the good which is possible with competition. Trying to be the best we can be should also serve to make others the best they can be. Competition is communal in nature. It requires us to consider more than ourselves. When competition is used to... Read more

2020-07-09T08:05:16-05:00

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That’s Marxist

Last updated on: July 9, 2020 at 8:05 am By Henry Karlson

Catholics have long experienced the charge of being pagans because of the similarity between some Catholic practice or teaching with a pagan practice or teaching. Moreover, because Catholics have a history of looking at, examining, and actually adapting pagan thought, transforming it as is necessary to be compatible with Christianity, critics believe they have sufficient grounds for making their charge stick. But then, those critics turn on each other, and start accusing each other of being contaminated by pagan thought... Read more

2020-07-08T03:16:19-05:00

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Flattery

Last updated on: July 8, 2020 at 3:16 am By Henry Karlson

“Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets” (Lk. 6:26 RSV). Not everyone who has a good reputation is unworthy of that reputation. The saints often were recognized for their saintliness while they lived. Their reputation matched their actions. What set many of the saints apart from others who also had a good reputation, but did not deserve it, is that the saints were not so concerned with what... Read more

2020-07-07T03:15:23-05:00

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Ways To Experience The Presence Of Jesus

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

Bede, in his homilies, reminds us of a few ways we can encounter the presence of Jesus in our lives: By the frequent occurrence of his bodily manifestations our Lord wished to show, as I have said, that he is present by his divinity in every place to the desires of those who are good. He appeared at the tomb to those who were grieving; he will also be present to us when we are salutarily saddened at recalling his... Read more

2020-07-05T03:11:42-05:00

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Demoniacs

Last updated on: July 5, 2020 at 3:11 am By Henry Karlson

When Jesus encountered two demoniacs, they recognized Jesus and asked him what he was going to do with them: And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” (Matt. 8:28-29 RSV).... Read more

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