Note from CM: I’ve been in a funk for several weeks now. Functioning okay, but with little enthusiasm or joy. I needed to read this post I wrote back in 2012. I may need it again tomorrow, and the next day . . . • • • The opposite of depression is delight, being spontaneouslyContinue reading “Another Look: Depression and Delight”
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Some friends I’d like you to meet
Last week I attended the death of a man who had been a police officer and then an investigator for a major corporation. Sometimes he was asked by the company’s HR department to deal with employees who were being dismissed. He would go to that person’s desk or office, watch as they cleaned it out, and thenContinue reading “Some friends I’d like you to meet”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: August 2, 2015
“We didn’t crawl out from under no rocks. We didn’t have no tails. And we didn’t come from monkeys you atheist pinko meathead.” “It ain’t supposed to make sense; it’s faith. Faith is something that you believe that nobody in his right mind would believe.” • Archie Bunker • • • I used to watch “AllContinue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: August 2, 2015”
Saturday Ramblings, August 1, 2015
Hello, imonks, and welcome to the weekend. Gay emojis banned in Russia, Rambo turkeys, re-directed art and ricocheting armadillos. Ready to Ramble? Marvel continued their amazing run: Antman was the 12th Marvel movie in a row to open at number 1. Yes, Antman. A movie about a superhero whose special power is…to shrink to antContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings, August 1, 2015”
Damaris Zehner: Yielding Rights
Yielding Rights By Damaris Zehner When discussions occur on Internet Monk defending abortion rights, contraceptive rights, rights to same-sex marriage, rights to divorce, even rights to receive communion in a denomination not one’s own, I tend not to take part. One reason I refrain has to do with the rules for ethical argument, at leastContinue reading “Damaris Zehner: Yielding Rights”
Miguel Ruiz: New light on the oldest profession
Note from CM: After thinking about the way many Christians today devise their moral theology, our friend Miguel offers a “modest proposal” about reconsidering “the oldest profession.” • • • The history of Christianity is a twisted tale of conflict over sexuality and the suppression of those who dissent the party line on bedroom ethics. Continue reading “Miguel Ruiz: New light on the oldest profession”
Another Look: That for which every heart yearns
This is the time of year a Midwestern boy like me looks forward to with all his heart. It is, without a doubt, the very best time of year. For this is the season when the three most wonderful words in the English language fill the air. Three simple, sublime words. They are everywhere. TheseContinue reading “Another Look: That for which every heart yearns”
Ryan McLaughlin: A Luminous Darkness
A Luminous Darkness By Ryan McLaughlin At long last, I had found my way out of the wilderness! Or so I thought, at least. My wife and I became Roman Catholic on a beautiful spring evening in the heart of Boston. As Holy Saturday became Easter Sunday, the bells rang out and the lights cameContinue reading “Ryan McLaughlin: A Luminous Darkness”
Teaching One Another: Feeding the Crowds
We haven’t done much Bible study recently, and I thought today might be a good day to dig in again. Yesterday’s lectionary readings intrigued me, particularly the OT reading and the Gospel. I think they raise some questions, not only of biblical interpretation, but of how we approach the Bible and stories like this. ????Continue reading “Teaching One Another: Feeding the Crowds”
Sundays with Michael Spencer: July 26, 2015
Note from CM: You will find a link to the HubbleSite in our Links list as well as in this post. I encourage you to go there often and “consider the heavens.” • • • One of my life-long loves is astronomy. I’ve owned some very nice telescopes, and I’ve spent many a clear, coldContinue reading “Sundays with Michael Spencer: July 26, 2015”
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