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Further Thoughts on War
As I reflect a little more on Gormam’s post and Peterson’s quote on war, I have some questions to throw out: 1. It seems Gorman’s position is the Church is to remain neutral. We oppose war. This is much like the Catholic Church’s official position today. 2. He doesn’t seem to support the Church honoring soldiers in any way that…
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War and the Church
I have a tough time on the issue of war, going to war, etc. This post by Michael Gorman is about as good as I have found in thoughtful consideration of the church’s stance and then the thoughtful consideration of what governments have to do. I invite you to read his short post, but also one of his lengthy responses.…
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Quick Hits
There are moments of refreshing. Times when you are thankful for God’s grace in that moment. There are moments when it is grace. You think, “Did someone take a break from bashing another person or organization? What got into them?” But it can happen. Kristof and the NY Times took a break from bashing the Vatican to comment on the…
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Loser
I put this in because I am wrapping up a semester of teaching and have had it with my generation trying to protect the next generation from “hardships.” As a result I am watching students struggle and fade because of the smallest adversities. Then, they expect favors to help avoid the pain. We need losses in our lives. It teaches…
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Mountains Out of Molehills
A judge in Wisconsin seems to have ruled the National Day of Prayer to be unconstitutional. The suit was filed by, of course, a coalition that was touting freedom FROM religion. 1. It is so crazy to see how these groups so misinterpret the First Amendment of the Constitution. Are they reading this in English? Freedom FROM religion? Come on.…
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Wishing for Another Death
I am lamenting the demise of a station in the Twin Cities. I readily admit my addiction to talk radio. Over the years it has mellowed, but I am a news junkie. There used to be a station that had all news, like a CNN Headlines news for the radio. I ALWAYS listened. (Told you… this is serious.) Over the…
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Money, Sex, and Power
The New York Times has no lost love for the Catholic Church. They use every opportunity to raise the ugly issues of the Church. The new findings in sex scandals give them plenty of fodder. I will in no way excuse the incredibly vile behavior of these priests. This column does bring out some interesting facts about the differences between…
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Simplicity
“Simplicity is restful contempt for the non-essentials of life.” What a beautiful line. It’s from this article on simplicity. We keep expanding the list of what is “non-essential.” And we get in trouble for it. What I think I must have is such a long list these days. The goal is to pare down. Understand the essentials. This is true…
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Why Tiger Does NOT Matter
The previous post linked to a NY Times piece on why we need the lessons of Tiger Woods and his failures. Yesterday was the opening round of the Masters golf tournament in Georgia. Tiger Woods is back. It led the top of every newscast I heard on the radio… all day long. Meanwhile, four miners are unaccounted for in the…
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Why Tiger Matters
This column from the NY Times is thought-provoking. Someone is actually making a case for faithful, monogamous marriage. There is a need for solid examples of one man and one woman who are faithful to each other. We need this case stated again and again in our sex-crazed culture.
Category: Culture
