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2026-01-08T04:10:38-05:00

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Sin in the Church: Debunking So-Called Conservatives

Last updated on: January 8, 2026 at 4:10 am By Henry Karlson

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Time and time again, I see a rather ridiculous claim by those who claim to be a conservative and (or) a traditionalist within the Catholic Church; they say that Vatican II must be rejected, and it must be rejected because it is “Modernist.” By saying this, they show they are unwilling to listen to the church, and the Spirit who guides the church. They think they get to dictate to the church. To be sure, everyone should have a voice,... Read more

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History and Religion

2026-01-07T03:12:43-05:00

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My Engagements With World Religions: Islam Part I

Last updated on: January 7, 2026 at 3:12 am By Henry Karlson

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I did not have much contact or knowledge about Islam until I was in high school. I had, of course, seen movies which gave me bad (and false) impressions of Muslims thanks to the caricatures they presented (ones which, sadly, have been used to spread Islamophobia). In my junior year of high school, in my pre-calculus math class, there was an African American student who was also a Muslim. I think his name was David, but I am not sure.... Read more

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Education and Religion

2026-01-06T03:41:33-05:00

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The Grace Unleashed In Christ’s Baptism

Last updated on: January 6, 2026 at 3:41 am By Henry Karlson

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When we talk about baptism, we can be talking about many different things. There is the pre-Christian ritual which culminated with John the Baptist, a ritual to which he gave a somewhat new meaning. He promoted its universalization, knowing it could be and would be taken up by Christ, giving it the grace which it needed. There is the sacrament of baptism, the ritual which is used to provide grace to those who are baptized while rendering them a member... Read more

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2026-01-04T02:57:41-05:00

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How Ordinary And Extraordinary Lives Contribute to History

Last updated on: January 4, 2026 at 2:57 am By Henry Karlson

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Great events in history do not emerge from nowhere. They come out of the events which came before them, building upon them, expanding upon them, making something new out of them. Similarly, great people do not come out of nowhere. They come from all those who preceded them and all that happened before they lived. All history, all humanity, is interconnected. Great events come out of lesser events, building upon them, making those lesser events important even if we forget... Read more

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History and Religion

2026-01-01T06:28:19-05:00

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Grounding Our Faith Beyond Miracles And Visions

Last updated on: January 1, 2026 at 6:28 am By Henry Karlson

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Too many Christians get caught up with a pursuit for the supernatural, be it miraculous healings, apparitions, locutions, visions, dreams, or other forms of revelation; while there are some which are authentic, many are not, and pursuit of the miraculous will open someone up to deception, be it demonic or human. Too many people fake miracles. Too many fake apparitions and locutions. It is often difficult for the ordinary person to know which are valid and which are not. The... Read more

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2025-12-31T03:33:16-05:00

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My Engagements With World Religions: Judaism

Last updated on: December 31, 2025 at 3:33 am By Henry Karlson

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My first introduction to Judaism would be when I read the Tanakh, which at the time I understood only as the “Old Testament.” I interpreted it in the way Christians had generally been taught to do so: that is, it represented the ancient Jewish faith, a faith that served as God’s predecessor to Christianity, and so, a faith which had fulfilled its purpose at the time of Jesus’s birth. This gave me a very limited, and biased, reading of the... Read more

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2025-12-29T02:19:11-05:00

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Might Does Not Make Right

Last updated on: December 29, 2025 at 2:19 am By Henry Karlson

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Christianity consistently teaches us that God’s justice is both proportional and merciful. “I the LORD search the mind and try the heart, to give to every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings” (Jer. 17:10 RSV). This means, if we are to follow God, we must be fair to others. “A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight” (Prov. 11:1 RSV). Similarly, we are to be merciful... Read more

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2025-12-28T02:25:54-05:00

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God’s Revelation: Breaking Down Barriers

Last updated on: December 28, 2025 at 2:25 am By Henry Karlson

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Paul tells us that the Gospel of Christ is not man-made because it is God’s revelation to us. Yes, it comes to us in a form that allows us to apprehend it and discuss it with human conventions, but the truth itself, the Gospel itself, transcends those conventions. Paul did not always know this. He had to learn it like we all do. Indeed, he resisted it until he came face to face with Christ, and then, in that encounter,... Read more

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2025-12-25T02:30:44-05:00

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Christ’s Birth: A Call To Righteousness

Last updated on: December 25, 2025 at 2:30 am By Henry Karlson

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Christ is born! Glorify him! Glorify him in the manger, where he lay, weak and powerless, waiting for us to come to him and nurture him with our love. Look at him, the incarnate God-man having taken on the human condition, indeed, having become a new-born infant, needing us to take care of him! Look at him having become one of us, sharing with us our needs, and in doing so, see him, the one who is God, in solidarity... Read more

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2025-12-24T02:20:18-05:00

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Navigating Emotions: The Gift Of Tears In The Spiritual Life

Last updated on: December 24, 2025 at 2:20 am By Henry Karlson

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Reading through various spiritual texts, such as those of ascetics like the Desert Fathers and Mothers, we are told about the gift of tears. Sometimes, someone would have such an emotional reaction during a liturgical celebration and tears will flow from their eyes. At other times, tears will emerge during some private devotion. Spiritual writings confirm that such tears should be seen as a gift, and as such, we should not try to stop them when they we have them.... Read more

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