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2023-12-22T05:17:57-05:00

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Homoousios And Homoiousios

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 5:17 am By Henry Karlson

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While the theological truths of the Catholic Church are expressed in and through words, they must not be confused with the words themselves. Even the best, most carefully chosen words can be misinterpreted, leading people to believe or accept erroneous teachings. Similarly, other words, which sometimes have had unorthodox interpretations associated with them, can later be employed by the church when it finds an orthodox way of engaging them. This was something the Fathers of Nicea came to recognize when... Read more

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2023-12-22T05:18:05-05:00

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St. Nicholas Formed His Conscience On The Gospels

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 5:18 am By Henry Karlson

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What made St. Nicholas so beloved, and well-known around the world, is that he was a bishop who did what his conscience told him to do. His conscience was formed upon the message of Jesus who told his followers to take care of those in need. While the legends concerning his life were quite late in being written down, the most famous ones were likely based upon oral tradition and so have a kernel of historical truth associated with them.... Read more

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2023-12-22T05:18:12-05:00

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Tolkien And War: Would Tolkien Be Horrified In The Way His Fans Approach His Works?

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 5:18 am By Henry Karlson

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War is hell. While it might sometimes be unavoidable, it should never be glorified. It is always an evil, and as such, even when it becomes necessary, it tends to corrupt those who are involved in it. Extra care should be had by those who are forced to defend themselves against an unjust aggressor that they do not become like those they oppose. From their own experiences, veterans know firsthand the horrors of war; many of them end up trying... Read more

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2023-12-22T05:18:22-05:00

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Confronting The Structures Of Sin And The Powers That Be

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 5:18 am By Henry Karlson

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Our conflict should not be with each other, but with sin, and the way sin creates structures over society which controls and dominates it. We must seek to overturn the structures of sin, but especially in regards the way they cause innocents to needlessly suffer. We must stand up for those who are being oppressed, those who in Scripture are represented by widows, orphans, and foreigners. If we see antisemitism on the rise, we must fight against it and help... Read more

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2023-12-22T05:18:31-05:00

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Silence Is Better Than Gossip

Last updated on: December 22, 2023 at 5:18 am By Henry Karlson

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Gossip should be avoided. It often causes us to speak about things which should not be spoken, hurting the reputation of innocents through misinformation and innuendo. That is, gossip tends towards slander. Gossip is not based upon verifiable facts, though what is spread by it is treated as if it were. The more we engage it and share what we have heard to others, the more various rumors will be taken as facts, and as a result, many innocents will... Read more

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Sayings of the Desert Fathers

2023-11-29T03:40:23-05:00

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Salvation Is Participation In Love

Last updated on: November 29, 2023 at 3:40 am By Henry Karlson

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So many people have distorted the message of Jesus that they think salvation is about knowing the right facts and that those who don’t know them will be damned for eternity. Many atheists have picked up on this presentation of the Christian faith and have rightfully challenged it, saying if true, God would be unjust. Christ did not teach such an ideological approach to salvation. Indeed, he constantly confronted it. He pointed out how many of those who thought they... Read more

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2023-11-28T03:39:02-05:00

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Darkness, Light And Glory

Last updated on: November 28, 2023 at 3:39 am By Henry Karlson

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Solomon’s Temple, built to house the presence of God, provides us ways to understand various aspects of our relationship with God through the symbolism used in its construction. But, as the Temple was built before the incarnation, its symbolism could only hint at what would be revealed to us in Jesus Christ. That is, we must not expect every aspect of revelation to find itself represented in the symbols employed in the Temple. And, we must also keep in mind,... Read more

Contemplative

2023-11-26T03:41:50-05:00

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Wake Up To Injustices

Last updated on: November 26, 2023 at 3:41 am By Henry Karlson

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Christianity is meant to be a religion of enlightenment; we are meant to awaken from our sinful stupor through the light of Christ. The incarnate God-man, Jesus, eschatologically overturns the darkness of sin and injustice and brings the fruit of that work into time. The already-not-yet aspect of the eschaton brings grace into the world in order to overturn and heal the harm caused by temporal injustices; nonetheless, we should not expect the fullness of justice except in the transcendent... Read more

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Systematic structures of sin

2023-11-24T03:53:03-05:00

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The Dead And The Resurrection

Last updated on: November 24, 2023 at 3:53 am By Henry Karlson

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Jesus is the resurrection and the life: through him, the dead will come back to life. Death has been conquered by death, giving an end to death itself, which is why life after death will be eternal life. In his death, Jesus encountered all the dead so that he could taken them into himself and participate in his resurrection from the dead. The key to eternal life is Jesus. The dead share in death together. Jesus, in his death, found... Read more

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Food and Religion

2023-11-21T08:00:59-05:00

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Pope Francis Teaches Us By His Actions

Last updated on: November 21, 2023 at 8:00 am By Henry Karlson

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Pope Francis frequently shares his love to those who have otherwise been mistreated and abused by Christians. This is revealed in in the relationship he has developed with many poor trans women in Italy. They have come to know him and his welcoming love; he offers them help with their material needs, even as he encourages them to listen to him every month at one of his general audiences, giving them a special space when they come. He, of course,... Read more

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