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2026-05-28T02:10:59-05:00

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The Role of Education In Fostering Human Dignity

Last updated on: May 28, 2026 at 2:10 am By Henry Karlson

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No matter our diverse backgrounds, with different cultural, religious, and even moral understandings, we should be working together to promote the common good, recognizing the good which we hold in common. This, in part, comes from our nature. It is good and its goodness influences us, even when we divert from it. Thus, while humanity is, by nature, good, this does not mean we are perfect. Most of us have not actualized our natural potential. Most of us act in... Read more

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2026-05-27T01:22:11-05:00

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We Should Follow The Saints And Resist Tyranny

Last updated on: May 27, 2026 at 1:22 am By Henry Karlson

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Sin creates structures in society. When those structures, and the sin behind them, are not resisted, they lead to the creation of tyrannical states, states where authoritarian rulers ignore the common good as they seek to gain and maintain control. One of the reasons why the saints are looked up to and recognized by Christians is that they actively resisted those structures of sin, one way (such as through ascetical struggles, resisting the sin that they are tempted to do),... Read more

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2026-05-26T10:16:00-05:00

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The Danger Of Embracing The Hate We Oppose

Last updated on: May 26, 2026 at 10:16 am By Henry Karlson

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Becoming the Monsters We Fight The ends do not justify the means. Those who resist evil must not embrace the way of evil themselves. For if they do so, they do not eliminate the evil; they only change who does the evil. We must not become the monsters we fight. This is why it is important for us to love our enemies; when we resist evil, we must always remember our purpose or goal is not to destroy or annihilate... Read more

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2026-05-24T01:55:13-05:00

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Reflections After Paschaltide 2026: Pentecost

Last updated on: May 24, 2026 at 1:55 am By Henry Karlson

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Sin turned humanity against itself, having people divided into various smaller groups of people who were unable to properly understand and work with each other. This was one of the points of the story of the Tower of Babel; in it, we see how pride makes humanity unable to hold itself together as one, but rather, it has people divide up into groups which eventually end up warring against each other. At Pentecost, with the coming of the Holy Spirit... Read more

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2026-05-21T01:54:46-05:00

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Proper Faith Is Active And Follows The Good God Reveals

Last updated on: May 21, 2026 at 1:54 am By Henry Karlson

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Christians are meant to live what they believe and not just treat their faith as some sort of thought exercise. Yes, we are to explore our beliefs, and our faith is supposed to be a faith seeking understanding, but to do that properly, we must engage those beliefs, proving them through our actions. For those of us who are more contemplative in nature, it is all too easy for us to get so caught up in the pursuit contemplation that... Read more

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2026-05-20T02:16:15-05:00

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Abba Sarmatas And The Inherent Goodness Of Humanity

Last updated on: May 20, 2026 at 2:16 am By Henry Karlson

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Christianity has long had to deal with the question of what it means to say humanity was created good, especially as it is humans have done a great amount of evil throughout its existence. What theology teaches us is that humans will be and will do what is good when they follow the nature originally given to them. That is, their nature is inherently good. Evil is something unnatural; it emerges when we subordinate our nature to something else, to the... Read more

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2026-05-18T01:17:16-05:00

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Exploitation Disguised As Opportunity In Modern Work

Last updated on: May 18, 2026 at 1:17 am By Henry Karlson

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The dignity of work comes from, and must never be separated and made independent from, the dignity of the worker. If a worker’s dignity is undermined, or if it is utterly denied, and they are told they can only obtain it by work, they are being exploited. I see this happening often enough when the social safety net is removed and the poor are denied their basic needs. The poor are told they must work and find their needs supplied... Read more

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2026-05-17T01:12:39-05:00

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The Fathers Of Nicea And Christ’s Kingdom

Last updated on: May 17, 2026 at 1:12 am By Henry Karlson

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When we recite the Nicene Creed, we proclaim our belief that Christ will “come again to judge the living and the dead,” and that his kingdom will have “no end.” These statements were put into the creed as a response to a popular, but bad, eschatological take, one which said that Christ’s kingdom would exist only for a thousand years (known as chiliasm). This is a notion which is often repeated, in one form or another, throughout Christian history, mostly... Read more

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2026-05-14T01:56:32-05:00

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Reflections After Paschaltide 2026: The Ascension

Last updated on: May 14, 2026 at 1:56 am By Henry Karlson

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When Jesus ascended into heaven, he did more than merely levitate into the sky before disappearing; rather, he had his whole person, including material body, enter into a different modality of being, a modality all of us will have in eternity. Jesus didn’t go into space, he entered into the kingdom of God, which transcends space and time. But he will come again, that is, he will reveal himself to the world, enter into our modality of existence, once again... Read more

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2026-05-13T02:26:06-05:00

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How The Apostles Begun The Process Of Doctrinal Development

Last updated on: May 13, 2026 at 2:26 am By Henry Karlson

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Christians know that they do not have to be circumcised. What most do not appreciate is why many Christians, at the beginning of church history, believed otherwise. Things have changed so much in church history the context of one of the most significant debates in Christian history is lost to them. While many were telling all would-be men who converted to Christianity they would have to be circumcised, following what they believed was established in the Torah, Paul said that... Read more

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