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2026-07-20T11:16:21-05:00

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When Lies Replace Truth: The Path To Democratic Collapse

Last updated on: July 20, 2026 at 11:16 am By Henry Karlson

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How Tyrants Weaponize Lies It is common for tyrants to lie about their critics or anyone who resists their authority, often claiming they are criminals who deserve imprisonment (or death). This was a common feature in Soviet Russia under Stalin; it was a common feature under Castro in Cuba; it is a common feature in North Korea, just as much as it is a common feature in right-wing dictatorships and authoritarian regimes such as those under Mussolini, Hitler, and Franco.... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2026-07-19T01:03:50-05:00

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The Teachings Of The Ecumenical Councils As Doxology

Last updated on: July 19, 2026 at 1:03 am By Henry Karlson

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In the Byzantine tradition, we are reminded several times throughout the year of the early ecumenical councils, sometimes, individually, such as when we remember those who were at Nicea and Second Nicea, but also, sometimes in collective form, such as today, when we remember those who were at the first Six Ecumenical Councils (Nicea, I Constantinople, Ephesus, Chalcedon, II Constantinople, III Constantinople). These councils were called to deal with important questions, not only those concerning dogma, such as the truths... Read more

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History and Religion

2026-07-16T01:51:28-05:00

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Denouncing The Theology Of The Rich

Last updated on: July 16, 2026 at 1:51 am By Henry Karlson

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Dorothee Soelle saw how the government, far from fulfilling its purpose to promote the common good and defend human dignity, often abuses the poor, and in doing so, not only undermines their dignity, but hinders them from making any positive development in their lives. Governmental attacks on the poor, often claimed to force the poor to help themselves, make it impossible for them to get out of poverty. It costs time and money that the poor not not have, which... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2026-07-14T13:19:38-05:00

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Toxic Masculinity And The Distortion Of God’s Image

Last updated on: July 14, 2026 at 1:19 pm By Henry Karlson

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God transcends gender distinctions. Those who try to imprison God within gender boundaries, such as those who say God is male, that God can be seen in and through only masculine imagery, undermine who God is. They end up denying various divine characteristics or qualities because they view those characteristics as being associated with femininity, and God, to them, is purely masculine. What those qualities are often have a cultural aspect to them, because different cultures have different understandings as... Read more

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Women in Religion

2026-07-13T09:32:40-05:00

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Climate Change Denial And The Cost Of Willful Ignorance

Last updated on: July 13, 2026 at 9:32 am By Henry Karlson

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After having experienced several days of high, and sometimes record, heat, and after seeing others experiencing similar extreme heat for themselves, I find it difficult to believe that anyone can’t see the extreme weather patterns we have been having for the last decade and the problems they have brought. Yes, it gets hot in summer, and cold in winter; it is not just the hot and cold, but the extreme hot and cold, and the length of time those extremes... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2026-07-12T01:12:38-05:00

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The Importance Of Putting Others’ Needs Before Our Desires

Last updated on: July 12, 2026 at 1:12 am By Henry Karlson

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We all have different likes and interests, which means, we will not all be pleased by or interested in the same things. Some people will dislike what others love. This is especially true in regards aesthetics, that is, what we find attractive. There is truth in the notion that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What inspires us, what attracts us, will be influence by many factors, some of them cultural, and others, personal, even as there are... Read more

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2026-07-09T01:09:52-05:00

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God’s Unwavering Love For A Fallen Yet Good World

Last updated on: July 9, 2026 at 1:09 am By Henry Karlson

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Everything which has been made, the whole of creation and its parts, were made good. This is as it could only be, for God is good and God created all that has been made through that goodness. Everything was created with the purpose that it should be able to participate, in their own way, with God’s goodness. For what is good is made greater in the sharing (or, in God’s eternal reality, is realized in and through such sharing): It... Read more

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2026-07-07T14:41:22-05:00

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The Church’s Call To Kindness

Last updated on: July 7, 2026 at 2:41 pm By Henry Karlson

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Kindness is a quality which is a part of who God is, making it is a virtue which Christians are called to embrace. God is love, and through that love, God acts out of kindness. The more we love God, the more we will love what God is, and what God is, is revealed to us by what God does. We will want to love like God loves, and follow God in the way God loves: For in the essence... Read more

General Christian

2026-07-06T13:59:57-05:00

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The Cruelty Of ICE Highlighted By Sister Leticia’s Arrest

Last updated on: July 6, 2026 at 1:59 pm By Henry Karlson

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On Sunday June 28, Sister Leticia Ugboaja, from Nigeria, was walking, while wearing her habit, going to Our Lady of Sorrows Church in McAllen, Texas, when she was picked up and detained by ICE Agents. She is a sister from the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy congregation, and is a nurse who worked in the South Texas Health System. The reason why she was detained, it appears, is because she did not have her identity papers on her on... Read more

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Politics and Religion

2026-07-05T01:08:24-05:00

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Grace And Personal Gifts In The Church

Last updated on: July 5, 2026 at 1:08 am By Henry Karlson

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Christians need to remember that while we share the same faith, while we are one with each other in the body of Christ, thanks to our baptism, our unity does not undermine our personal distinctions. We are different from each other, with different qualities. This should not surprise us because we find, even in our own body, there are many different parts, each with their own functions and characteristics, each which, nonetheless, are genetically the same. This is why our... Read more

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