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2023-10-14T04:54:01-06:00

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On Climate Change Pope Francis is Factual and Compelling

Last updated on: October 14, 2023 at 4:54 am By Jack Hartjes

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October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron of ecologists. On that day this month Pope Francis went back to a major theme of his acclaimed 2015 environmental encyclical Laudato Si: On theCare for Our Common Home. In an apostolic exhortation, Laudate Deum (Praise God), the pope spoke to Catholics and the world about climate change, an issue of great concern to him. Francis is not alone among Church leaders in that concern. Previous popes, dating back... Read more

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2023-10-10T07:22:58-06:00

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An Intertextual Reading Places Imperial Texts alongside the New Testament

Last updated on: October 10, 2023 at 7:22 am By Jack Hartjes

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It’s common to read the New Testament for spiritual enlightenment and moral persuasion. One can also lower one’s sights and wonder about the political arena in which Jesus lived, worked, and suffered. That’s not as common, and when we do think that way, we tend to keep the two, Jesus and politics, apart from each other: “Render to Caesar Caesar’s due, and to God” … something else. Warren Carter rejects that separation and thinks a lot about politics in the... Read more

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2023-10-29T07:47:09-06:00

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Warren Carter Writes about the Bible in a World of Empire

Last updated on: October 29, 2023 at 7:47 am By Jack Hartjes

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I have written about New Testament texts and the historical Jesus in the context of life in early first-century Palestine. (See here, here, and here for examples and links to more posts.) So I felt fortunate to discover a Bible scholar doing similar work in a broader context. Warren Carter studies New Testament writings in relation to the dominating Roman Empire. This post introduces the prolific author Warren Carter and his work. A following post will examine one work in... Read more

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2023-08-08T09:39:29-06:00

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Axios News, Inflation, Justice, and Young Workers in Asia

Last updated on: August 8, 2023 at 9:39 am By Jack Hartjes

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The news source Axios reports on young workers in Asia. They seem to be turning away from factory jobs in large numbers. A story that originates with the Wall Street Journal says brands like Lowe’s and Hasbro “are having a hard time recruiting and retaining younger [Asian] workers.” It’s a problem in places that include India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. This trend, if it continues, will have consequences for consumers worldwide. Our multinational corporations will have to pay more either for... Read more

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2023-12-04T22:11:16-06:00

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Credo: A Story of God. I tell it Again with the Creed of Christians

Last updated on: December 4, 2023 at 10:11 pm By Jack Hartjes

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Christians say “Credo” and tell a story of God’s work on earth and in heaven. I tell the story again with the help of the Christian Creed. Credo, I believe, in One God, Father and Mother and blessed by many other names, who calls into being lands and peoples with all their strengths and beauty, who walks with us through joy and suffering on our pilgrim journey, faithful through our unfaithfulness and the tragedies of sin and death, schooling, disciplining... Read more

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2023-04-21T08:24:57-06:00

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Norman Wirzba Roots Humanity in a Sacred World

Last updated on: April 21, 2023 at 8:24 am By Jack Hartjes

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On Wirzba, This Sacred Life: Humanity’s Place in a Wounded World What is humanity’s purpose in this world? Or are we the end for which every other thing exists. Can we find purpose in the universe, given that science isn’t geared for anything like purpose? Or is competition for limited resources the rule for all life forms and for individuals within our species as well? Would the right answer to questions like these help turn around a world bent on... Read more

Ecology

2023-05-17T19:48:46-06:00

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“Drink the Cup” – Liturgy Teaches Us Eucharistic Vocabulary

Last updated on: May 17, 2023 at 7:48 pm By Jack Hartjes

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My parish makes a big deal out of what to call the two forms under which we receive Communion. When the bread and wine have been consecrated, can we still call them bread and wine? The consensus among parish leaders and teachers is that we cannot. Transubstantiation means that the bread is no longer bread, and the wine is no longer wine. In my parish we can say “form of bread” and “form of wine.” Without that technical language, we... Read more

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2023-04-15T05:33:56-06:00

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Catholic Church Repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery

Last updated on: April 15, 2023 at 5:33 am By Jack Hartjes

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On Thursday, March 30, the Church formally rejected the Doctrine of Discovery. I learned about the Doctrine of Discovery from a folksinger in Montana. Jack Gladstone, a member of the Blackfeet tribe is Montana’s official troubadour and storyteller. In regular performances in Glacier National Park he would often describe and censure this hateful doctrine for his mostly white audiences. I have written about Jack Gladstone before. Much earlier, in Catholic grade school, I learned about the “demarcation line” that Pope... Read more

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2023-12-04T22:19:49-06:00

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“Jesus Wept.” Don’t Take the Humanity out of This Human Experience

Last updated on: December 4, 2023 at 10:19 pm By Jack Hartjes

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When I was a child, Lent for me was a time to meditate on Jesus’ suffering. I was pretty good at it. I could imagine mountains of suffering far beyond what the Bible describes. And I could imagine loving Jesus all the more because of his extreme suffering for me. When it came to bearing up under his cross of suffering, Jesus rocked – in my imagination. What occasions this memory of my childhood? Two words from The Gospel for... Read more

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2023-11-05T20:57:42-06:00

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Holy Thursday Theology and the Scientific Quest for Jesus in History

Last updated on: November 5, 2023 at 8:57 pm By Jack Hartjes

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And some thoughts for Eucharistic Revival Two books by William R. Herzog II have been the subjects of several posts here. At the end of this study I am more convinced than ever of the importance of historical Jesus research. If God became incarnate in particular flesh at a particular time, then we should know about that history. Jesus’ death is a central event for Christians; therefore what Jesus did that led to his crucifixion must be near that center.... Read more

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