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2024-12-23T06:28:17-05:00

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Mary’s Empowering Legacy: Authority and Holiness Unveiled

Last updated on: December 23, 2024 at 6:28 am By Henry Karlson

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Many Christians imagine Mary, the Mother of God, to be a rather passive figure, a passivity which they attribute to her humility. They have been led to confuse humility with self-deprecation, the kind which leads people to deny their own agency so that they become mere followers of someone else. This kind of conception of humility is used to promote subjugation of people, telling them if they resist those in power, they are being prideful. In the end, such a... Read more

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Women in Religion

2024-12-22T03:22:45-05:00

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The Extended Family: Humanity’s Shared Journey

Last updated on: December 22, 2024 at 3:22 am By Henry Karlson

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Family is important. Even when we are raised up in and by a bad family, it is in and through our family situation we first find our place in the world. We should hope and pray that everyone would have good, loving, parents and siblings, making sure everyone has a good foundation for their life. Sadly, this is often not the case. We should also wish everyone was raised in a well-off family, one which is not struggling to survive.... Read more

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2024-12-20T03:14:49-05:00

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Spiritual Growth Through Love And Service To Others

Last updated on: December 20, 2024 at 3:14 am By Henry Karlson

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A proper Christian spirituality has us embrace the need to be of service to others. Such service must be freely rendered: that is, it must not be something enforced, but rather, it should be done out of love. This is not to say we should ignore justice, saying that the enforcement of justice should be purely voluntary; grave injustices require action so that those who suffer them can find relief. Our loving service to others must, therefore, not be set... Read more

2024-12-19T08:47:15-05:00

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Faith And The Possibility Of Other Forms Intelligent Life

Last updated on: December 19, 2024 at 8:47 am By Henry Karlson

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A Universe Filled with Wonders and Possibilities When I was growing up, my father shared with me his love for reading, especially his love for reading science fiction and fantasy stories, which is why genre fiction remains my favorite kind of fiction to read. Similarly, my favorite type of film and television series has been, and continues to be, science fiction. Despite being disappointed in the way Doctor Who has become during the last several years, it has been, and... Read more

General Christian

2024-12-17T03:17:16-05:00

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The Lynching Tree And Christ: Solidarity With The Victims

Last updated on: December 17, 2024 at 3:17 am By Henry Karlson

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We are called to promote justice, and that means, not only must we avoid hurting others, we must not to ignore those who need our help: There are two kinds of injustice: one, whereby we inflict injuries; the other, whereby we neglect to avert those inflicted on others when we can. For in a certain sense we ourselves are oppressors when we scorn the downtrodden though we are able to defend them from oppression. Nor does it avail me anything... Read more

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2024-12-15T14:08:32-05:00

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Called To The Feast

Last updated on: December 15, 2024 at 2:08 pm By Henry Karlson

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Jesus calls everyone to the eschatological banquet feast; he wants everyone to partake of him in it so that they can find themselves becoming one with him. They will then find themselves united with everyone else who, like them, partakes of Jesus. To get there, to arrive at the feast so as to be ready to properly partake of him, Jesus said we must pick up our cross and follow after him. He entices us to come to him, hungry... Read more

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2024-12-13T03:23:51-05:00

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Embracing Trials: A Path To Personal Transformation

Last updated on: December 13, 2024 at 3:23 am By Henry Karlson

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Trials and tribulations are a part of life. We might wish they were not, especially when they come with suffering, but it is impossible to grow, to change, that is, to develop ourselves, without them. We might question God as to why this is the case, we might try to figure out why this is so for ourselves, but, as the book of Job warns us, when we do this, we often are led astray by our own reasoning, leading... Read more

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2024-12-12T03:19:58-05:00

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Engaging Tradition: The Need for Honest Reflection

Last updated on: December 12, 2024 at 3:19 am By Henry Karlson

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Christian doctrine, and the tradition in which it is found, is important, but we must engage it honestly. We must come to recognize and accept that tradition has developed over time. It is constantly changing, indeed, it can be said to be evolving, as the people who hand down what they have been given to another generation add their own views, their own opinions, their own ideologies, their own errors and mistakes, as well as their own innovations and new... Read more

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2024-12-10T03:23:04-05:00

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Pro-Life Values: A Call For Consistency In Actions

Last updated on: December 10, 2024 at 3:23 am By Henry Karlson

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Over the weekend, I noticed more and more people are getting sick. At my local Half Price Bookstore, the cashier was constantly blowing her nose, making me wonder why she was there, and why they were having her work on the cashier. While I thought about buying a book, I decided not to buy anything that day. I did not want to expose myself to the risk and get needlessly sick. Then, the next day, when I went to church,... Read more

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2024-12-08T03:22:03-05:00

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A Journey of Grace: The Story of Mary and Anne

Last updated on: December 8, 2024 at 3:22 am By Henry Karlson

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The mother of God, Mary, a remarkable woman, was herself born of another remarkable woman, St. Anne. Mary, to be sure, can be seen as the most extraordinary woman of all time, for she was a virgin-mother who gave birth to the Son of God. This is why we should not expect Anne to be the same as her daughter. She was not filled with grace from the time of her conception, but she did live a faithful and devout... Read more

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