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2025-03-04T08:13:16-05:00

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To Engage Lent, Embrace Justice

Last updated on: March 4, 2025 at 8:13 am By Henry Karlson

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Pope St. Leo the Great exhorts Christians to take their Christian faith seriously, to be true children of light. We are expected to follow the ways of love, not only doing what love suggests we should do, but also what it tells us not to do. In this way, we should learn that love and justice and interdependent with each other, which means, the denial of one leads to the denial of the other: We encourage you to “abstain” in... Read more

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2025-03-02T03:04:27-05:00

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Preparing For Lent: Embracing Forgiveness And Justice

Last updated on: March 2, 2025 at 3:04 am By Henry Karlson

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In the Byzantine tradition, the two Sundays which come right before the Great Fast (Lent) first have us consider our own spiritual status (the Sunday of the Last Judgment, on which we are encouraged to consider who and what we have become), so that we, we will come to realize how far off we are from what God intended us to be and so accept God’s help to fulfill that potential. Then, on the Sunday which comes the day before... Read more

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2025-02-27T03:09:35-05:00

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The Timely Warnings Of Dystopian Science Fiction

Last updated on: February 27, 2025 at 3:09 am By Henry Karlson

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It is hard not to think about the science fiction movies and novels I’ve seen and read through the years, movies and novels which gave us a warning of the various dark futures which could happen if we were not careful and prevented them from coming to pass. They gave us various dystopian futures, showing us that some of them came to be because the people were complacent, and others came to pass because their worst instincts encouraged them to... Read more

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2025-02-27T16:06:17-05:00

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Faith in Action: Why Words Alone Aren’t Enough

Last updated on: February 27, 2025 at 4:06 pm By Henry Karlson

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Actions speak louder than words. We must do more than speak, telling people (and ourselves) what should be done; we must act. If all we do is talk, we will not improve anything. This is not to say we should never speak, for speaking can help reveal to others (and perhaps ourselves) what needs to be done. However, our words will prove to be empty if they do not lead us, and others, to do something, to make things better.... Read more

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2025-02-24T03:47:03-05:00

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MLK’s Dream And Modern Society

Last updated on: February 24, 2025 at 3:47 am By Henry Karlson

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Dorothy Day once said she hoped she would not become a canonized saint because she feared when that happened, her message, and the work which she promoted, would be subverted by the process of canonization. She believed that a hagiographical portrait of her would be made which would ignore much of what she said and promoted, so that ultimately it can be ignored or dismissed. I think her fears have been proven to be true, as now I see many,... Read more

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2025-02-23T03:11:38-05:00

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Preparing For The End By What We Do In Life

Last updated on: February 23, 2025 at 3:11 am By Henry Karlson

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The end is coming for all of us. We cannot avoid it. However, we can prepare for it. How do we do that? By living our life well, making sure we contribute more that is good than what is bad in the world. What we do, what we have made of ourselves during our lives, will be revealed in the eschaton, which will show us the character we have made for ourselves for eternity. However, we can and do have... Read more

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2025-02-21T03:12:57-05:00

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The Pitfalls of Simplistic Arguments in Apologetics

Last updated on: February 21, 2025 at 3:12 am By Henry Karlson

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A problem found in many religious traditions lies in the way some of their members try to spread their faith through apologetics, and they end up using poor, simplistic arguments which are relatively easy to dismiss when they are critically examined. Apologetics, which can serve a good, such as when it is used to help explain various beliefs and practices from a particular faith tradition, becomes problematic when it is turned into a kind of pseudo-philosophy or pseudo-theology and apologists... Read more

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2025-02-19T03:07:56-05:00

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How Community Shapes Our Understanding Of The Truth

Last updated on: February 19, 2025 at 3:07 am By Henry Karlson

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Christianity teaches us something special about God, something which a few pre-Christian philosophers (such as Platonists) perceived in an imperfect manner (that is, they had a glimmer of the truth, allowing them to develop philosophical insights which Christians would later explore and develop in their theological exploration), and that is, God is Triune. There are three divine persons, and each of them desires to have a relationship with us: The entire world at its interior is filled with the self-communicating... Read more

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2025-02-17T07:42:50-05:00

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When Law Fails: Reflections On Justice

Last updated on: February 17, 2025 at 7:42 am By Henry Karlson

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My father was a law professor, and because of it, I was taught to respect the rule of law. He believed in it. However, as I studied philosophy, theology, and history, I came to understand the limitations with the rule of law. Law is meant to help in the promotion of justice, and with it, the common good. Sadly, that often does not happen. Those who create laws and those who enforce the rule law, often use laws, not for... Read more

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2025-02-16T03:16:33-05:00

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The Call to Salvation: God’s Desire For Everyone

Last updated on: February 16, 2025 at 3:16 am By Henry Karlson

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God desires for the salvation of all. Jesus said it best, he was sent by the Father into the world, not to judge or condemn it, but to save it. This is the good news we all need to hear. God, who is just, merciful and loving, does all that is possible to bring about the salvation of all. This is not to say justice will be ignored, but it does mean God will work with justice, combing it with... Read more

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