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Category Archives: christian faith
A Most Wonderful Christmas Meeting
Our reading at Mass yesterday was from Luke 1:39-45. It’s a wonderful and too little appreciated part of the Christmas story. If you were asked “Who was the first person, besides Mary herself, to welcome Jesus and announce His coming?” … Continue reading
Posted in arts, christian faith, commentary, feminism, God, religion, theology, womanhood
Tagged art, Christmass, Elizabeth, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Jesus, John the Baptist, mary, Paintings, The Assumption, The Visitation
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What is a Christian? Insight From an Unlikely Source
The famous atheist philosopher, Bertrand Russell, had the following to say in the opening of his book, Why I am Not a Christian. It is actually a good and challenging word His Church today. “I think that you must have … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, christian faith, cultural analysis, culture, God, sociology of religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Aquinas, Augustine, bertrand russell, Christianity, Creeds
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The Fall of Man and It’s Four Deaths
Wanted to share an important, short article Focus on the Family has at our website for The Family Project. This article gives a greater picture of how the Fall of humanity, as it happened in the garden, brought four different … Continue reading
Posted in christian faith, God, theology
Tagged Death, mary, peter paul rubens, pieta, Sin, the entombment, the Fall, the family project, the getty
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Is Christianity Really Shrinking? Not the Good Kind
You have no doubt seen and been startled by headlines such as these… “Christianity Declines Sharply in US, Agnostics Growing: Pew” – Newsmax “Christians In U.S. On Decline As Number Of ‘Nones’ Grows, Survey Finds” – NPR “Big Drop in … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, christian faith, God, sociology of religion, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, church growth, decline, evangelicals, faith, mainline protestants, pew, pew research center, secularism
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First Reflections on Today’s SCOTUS Marriage Decision
It’s been a VERY long day, but wanted to post some quick personal reflections on today’s monumental Supreme Court decision. I will do so under a few quick headings. Does This Settle the Marriage Issue? Today’s ruling settles and puts … Continue reading
Posted in christian faith, lesbian, lgbt, Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor, Sexuality
Tagged courts, family, gay marriage, legal, marriage, same-sex marriage, sexuality, supreme court
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The Gay Wedding – To Go or Not?
The following is an excerpt from my new book – Loving My (LGBT) Neighbor: Being Friends in Grace and Truth – which provides practical advice, forged from real life, in building genuine friendships with our LGBT family member, neighbors, co-workers … Continue reading
Is Science Our One True Source of Finding Truth?
We are hearing, especially in the midst of the COVID crisis, that science is the only true and reliable means of finding truth. But is this true? Ironically, the statement itself is not one of science but philosophy, even religion. … Continue reading →