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2020-04-22T03:34:36-05:00

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We Should Acknowledge The Plight Of The People While Rejecting The Protests Against The Governors

Last updated on: April 22, 2020 at 3:34 am By Henry Karlson

Throughout the United States, pockets of protestors have sprung up, demanding governors to remove quarantine restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus. They are, to be sure, a mixed bag. Many of them are ignorant of how pandemics work, and so have been led to believe that the coronavirus is not a real threat. They think they are suffering needlessly. Behind them are many political strategists who are using the pandemic to ferment revolts against governors they do not... Read more

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2020-04-21T03:22:51-05:00

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Paul Did Not Want Us To Be Idle

Last updated on: April 21, 2020 at 3:22 am By Henry Karlson

Sometimes, when told that God expects Christians to take care of the poor, someone will reply with an out-of-context quote from St Paul, saying, “If any one will not work, let him not eat.” They think that with that one verse they can ignore the demands for social justice found in Scripture. If questioned about their lack of concern for their poor neighbor, they will blame any such poverty on the laziness of the poor, excusing themselves from their responsibility... Read more

2020-04-19T03:27:05-05:00

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Thomas Sunday, Doubling the Resurrection

Last updated on: April 19, 2020 at 3:27 am By Henry Karlson

On the first day of the week (Sunday), but also, counting through the days of one week and going to the beginning of the next week, on the eight day, Jesus rose from the dead. This is why the eighth day is said to represent the beginning of eternity. The whole time in which God is said to have created everything and let it be is said to be one week. That week of creation is now transcended by the... Read more

2020-04-17T03:30:21-05:00

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To Freely Speak With God

Last updated on: April 17, 2020 at 3:30 am By Henry Karlson

Often when we pray, or rather, when we try to pray, our heart is not united with our words. What we say lacks authenticity. We often recite words from others, repeating what they have said, thinking that is good enough because it was good enough for them. But when such words do not reflect our thoughts and feelings, we risk putting on a show. We are not really talking with God. We are like babbling babies, repeating what sounds we... Read more

2020-04-19T10:22:30-05:00

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We Are Not Being Judged By God With The Coronavirus, But We Will Be Judged By How We Deal With It

Last updated on: April 19, 2020 at 10:22 am By Henry Karlson

While the novel coronavirus COVID-19 should not be seen as divine punishment, some manipulators are trying to suggest otherwise. They use terrible theological arguments about God’s judgment in order to use the coronavirus as a way to enforce their own particular ideology. For example, some modernist Catholics, denying the piety and holiness possible with communion in the hand, ignore history and say the faithful may only receive communion only on the tongue. They suggest that the virus is God’s judgment upon... Read more

2020-04-14T03:22:31-05:00

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Our Actions, Not Fate, Determine What We Experience

Last updated on: April 14, 2020 at 3:22 am By Henry Karlson

One of the most dangerous things to develop in popular forms of piety in religion – and this happens in multiple religions – is to turn religious belief into a dangerous, indeed, deadly fatalism discourages people from acting for their own benefit (or the benefit of others). A fatalistic attitude can reveal itself in many different ways. In Christianity, it often follows along the lines of: “God is all powerful. He rules over the earth. Therefore, all things which happen,... Read more

2020-04-12T03:22:41-05:00

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Easter, Passover, and the Coronavirus

Last updated on: April 12, 2020 at 3:22 am By Henry Karlson

The First Ode for Resurrection Matins (in the Byzantine tradition) reminds us of the connection between the Easter Feast and Passover: It is the day of Resurrection, O People let us be enlightened by it. The Passover is the Lord’s Passover, since Christ our God, has brought us from death to life and from earth to heaven – Therefore we sing a hymn of victory! (Resurrection Matins, Ode 1 ) The day of Resurrection, the day on which Christ has... Read more

2020-04-10T03:27:36-05:00

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The Revelation of the True Messianic Kingdom on the Cross

Last updated on: April 10, 2020 at 3:27 am By Henry Karlson

By accepting a place next to criminals, next to those recognized as public sinners, Jesus demonstrated his love and solidarity for all sinful humanity on the cross. Throughout his public ministry, he was around those who were outcast and despised, those considered ritually or spiritually impure. They were the ones who welcomed Jesus. They were the ones who welcomed his message of love and hope. They were the ones who accepted his spiritual and physical healing. The kingdom of God... Read more

2020-04-08T05:57:22-05:00

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For the Sake of the Common Good, Save the Postal Service

Last updated on: April 8, 2020 at 5:57 am By Henry Karlson

Through the pride of his riches the rich man rules over other men, whom he can harm, and treats them badly, just as if they were not fellow creatures, and in this way the good name of mankind (that man is the image and likeness of God [cf. Gen 1.26]) is blasphemed – St. Hildegard of Bingen[1] The postal service is an important, indeed, vital civic institution. The American public relies upon it for various needs, among which are paying... Read more

2020-04-07T03:29:05-05:00

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Grace or Judgment

Last updated on: April 7, 2020 at 3:29 am By Henry Karlson

The desert fathers and mothers wanted to establish a utopian like community in the desert. However, they were also human. When someone entered the growing monastic community, they brought all the foibles of humanity with them. This meant that the monastic community had to deal with many of the same problems as secular society. People, even those who love and care for each other, often can get on each other’s nerves. Minor differences of opinion can become the foundation for... Read more

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