“Do Not Go Quietly” is the name of the message I’m preaching this Sunday, from Titus 2:11-15:For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the . . . . Continue Reading »
Via John J. Pitney Jr. , the word from Marci Hamilton that the Stupak amendment “violates the Constitution’s separation of church and state. The anti-abortion movement is plainly religious in motivation, and its lobbyists and spokespersons represent religious groups, as is illustrated by . . . . Continue Reading »
E.J. Dionne writes a pretty good column: Don’t Let Abortion Destroy Health Care Reform : From the outraged comments of the abortion rights movement, you’d think that Rep. Bart Stupak’s amendment to the House version of the health care bill would all but overturn Roe v. Wade. No, . . . . Continue Reading »
The suspect for the Fort Hood shootings, Nidal Malik Hasan, has been charged with thirteen counts of murder, the AP reports . The officials said it is not yet decided whether to charge Hasan with a fourteenth count of murder related to the death of the unborn child of a pregnant shooting victim. . . . . Continue Reading »
A few weeks ago I wrote about the absurd precautions some churches are taking to avoid swine flue infection. Not surprisingly, a clever Italian inventor has found a way to capitalize on these fears: Many churches had suspended the tradition of keeping holy water in open fonts into which people . . . . Continue Reading »
When I think about the story of man, I often shed a tear for the missed opportunities of history. What if the White Star Line had put in enough lifeboats? What if the driver for Archduke Franz Ferdinand had been more competent?Missed chances . . .and history went sadly wrong. What if, imagine it if . . . . Continue Reading »
When stuck for content for a slow blogging week, cultural conservatives are apt to bemoan the loss of common culture. While it wasn’t much, there did seem to be something comforting about all of America huddled about a bleary black-and-white looking at I Love Lucy. Lucy stuffing chocolate in . . . . Continue Reading »
From Salon : “A source close to the Faith Table, a gathering of ostensibly progressive Christians helmed by evangelical leader Jim Wallis, notes that the group has been agitating for Stupak-Pitts for months, with Wallis declaring Stupak-Pitts the most important vote of the year.” . . . . Continue Reading »
Those in the D.C. area, be sure to check out the exhibit of Karen Novak’s work at the JPII Cultural Center. Deirdre M. Lawler reviews the exhibit, which may close as soon as November 15, in today’s On the Square feature. Some artwork is viewable online here . Also, if you haven’t . . . . Continue Reading »
This is Holy.Jen Zila says this over there: will love until it feels uncomfortable, and when i start to get comfortable with that, i’ll give until it gets uncomfortable again. because, a $25 check isn’t much of a stretch in our household it doesn’t really ‘cost’ us. but . . . . Continue Reading »
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