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2025-07-02T07:49:30-05:00

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Multiple Interpretations: The Key To Richer Text Engagement

Last updated on: July 2, 2025 at 7:49 am By Henry Karlson

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Why Every Reading Is Interpretation: The Hidden Process Every time we read a text, we are interpreting it. No matter what the text is, no matter how simple it seems it should be for us to understand what its author wants us to know, we still have to engage some sort of interpretive process to get that meaning. Often, we are unaware that the process is happening as it is automatic, making us think there is no interpretation going on.... Read more

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Education and Religion

2025-06-30T01:18:37-05:00

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Prophets And Justice: A Reflection On Modern Injustices

Last updated on: June 30, 2025 at 1:18 am By Henry Karlson

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When I was young, my primary understanding of the value of the prophets was in the way Christians believed they predicted the coming of the messiah. It was only much later, when I was in college, and then later in my graduate studies, that I gained a greater understanding of who they were and why their texts should be read and engaged. I saw how vital their work was and why it was a terrible disgrace that many Christians only... Read more

General Christian

Politics and Religion

2025-06-29T01:24:49-05:00

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Embracing Inclusivity: Lessons From Peter and Paul

Last updated on: June 29, 2025 at 1:24 am By Henry Karlson

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Peter and Paul are remembered for the way they helped establish and develop the structures of the institutional church, structures which were and continue to be vital for church, even if the structures can and should develop over time. Together, they also founded the See of Rome, and with it, the way for their combined authority to be preserved shared with their successors. Because of this, the See of Rome had the rights and privileges, indeed, missions of two apostles... Read more

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History and Religion

2025-06-26T01:31:42-05:00

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Heaven And The Kingdom Of God

Last updated on: June 26, 2025 at 1:31 am By Henry Karlson

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Historically, many considered talk about heaven, or the heavens above, to be a purely physical place, that is, outer space, and it is the place Christ is to be found after his ascension. They believed that Christ reigns in glory in the heavens above us all, looking down upon us, and if we could make our way there, we would be with him. It is also where Enoch, Elijah, and Mary are also to be found. While a popular, and... Read more

General Christian

History and Religion

2025-06-26T13:46:21-05:00

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How I Learned To Give God A Name

Last updated on: June 26, 2025 at 1:46 pm By Henry Karlson

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I became a Byzantine Catholic in my junior year of college. At that time, and for years afterward, two of the most important influences I had for my theological and philosophical development were the works of patristic writers and those philosophers who were, in some way or another, associated with the Platonic tradition (from the ancient Platonists like Plato, Plutarch, Iamblichus and Proclus, to medieval philosophers from the school of Chartres, to modern writers including C.S. Lewis and many of... Read more

Contemplative

2025-06-23T02:03:29-05:00

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Some Christians Embrace A Death Cult Mentality With Trump

Last updated on: June 23, 2025 at 2:03 am By Henry Karlson

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It’s hard not to believe that much of Trump’s support comes from those who embrace some sort of nihilistic death cult. They want the world to end. They come from Christian traditions which talk about the end of the world, and they think they can and will make the conditions right so that prophecies concerning the end can be fulfilled. They want to force Christ’s hands, to make him come back, and to do so in their lifetime, thinking if... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2025-06-22T02:05:14-05:00

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God’s Work Among Nations: Understanding Salvation History

Last updated on: June 22, 2025 at 2:05 am By Henry Karlson

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God has been and continues to be at work with all the nations of the earth, each in their own particular way. Some nations have a more central role in salvation history, but all of them have something special God has given to them, something which God intends them to share with everyone else. Each nation has something to contribute for the good of all. Because the incarnation comes to us through the Jews, they have a special, indeed, unique... Read more

General Christian

History and Religion

2025-06-20T02:03:04-05:00

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Becoming The Person God Intends Us To Be

Last updated on: June 20, 2025 at 2:03 am By Henry Karlson

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Christ is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow, but we are not. We, at least currently, find ourselves to be temporal beings, always changing, with who and what we have become constantly changing with the flow of time. As we change, our relationships with others, including Christ, will change. This does not mean Christ changes, for he does not, but how we approach Christ, how we relate to Christ, what we apprehend of him, what, indeed, we are capable of... Read more

General Christian

2025-06-18T02:03:52-05:00

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Seek Not Fame Or Fortune, But The Will Of God

Last updated on: June 18, 2025 at 2:03 am By Henry Karlson

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Jesus frequently told us to make sure our intentions are good and pure, that we don’t do things out of vainglory or pride, nor to gain some power or authority over others. We should do what we do out of love, promoting the good of others and not just ourselves. It is imperative we have our priorities straight, and if we don’t, we will find ourselves straying far away from God and all that God wants for us. If we... Read more

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Sayings of the Desert Fathers

2025-06-17T03:38:04-05:00

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Pacifism Must Embrace Justice In Its Peacebuilding

Last updated on: June 17, 2025 at 3:38 am By Henry Karlson

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One of the things I came to appreciate after I became Catholic was the importance of peace-making, and with it, the way of non-violence and pacifism. Not only did it follow Catholic insistence of the dignity of every person, but it did so in a way that complemented what Christ taught throughout his temporal ministry: Love your neighbor, including your enemy; blessed are the peacemakers; those who live by the sword, shall die by the sword. What Catholic teaching denies... Read more

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