"I'm not mad at you."
"Are you okay?"
The death penalty is not consistent with a pro-life ethic, not only because innocent people like Tommy Lee Walker were murdered by the state, but also because the guilty ones matter too.
The Declaration of Independence's list of grievances against the king is becoming eerily relevant.
Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it. - Psalm 34:14
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. - Matthew 5:9
Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. - Romans 14:19
Wow. I cannot believe that they would do that. Autom sells some strange stuff, but this is too far.
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Do not be afraid; behold, I bring you good news of a great rejoicing for the whole people. This day, in the city of David, a Saviour has been born for you, the Lord Christ himself.
- Luke 2:10b-11 Knox Version
It is really something to me that conservatives in the Anglican Communion can recognize a Queen as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England but a female Archbishop is too far.
Luther (our dog) has made himself comfortable among the paraments.
Many seminary programs do not teach enough of the organizational/business management side of church.
It's interesting that the new Roman pope is from Chicago. The pope (patriarch) of the Church of the East is also from Chicago.
"Inequality is the root of social evil (2014)." #PopeFrancis
That could happen if you follow David Hogg's and AOC's advice. Get rid of the old guard that is only good at getting Trump elected.
Even 99% is too low.
Liturgical ministers from our Easter Vigil (Solomon’s Porch and Faith Lutheran).
Bare-bones docket for Juan Carlos Lopez Gomez (misspelled in the file as "Jaun")
To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
- Proverbs 21:3
The Church has a calling to prioritize justice, sometimes even more than worship. The Church needs to act as a prophetic force in these days.
He thinks deporting innocent people he doesn’t like is funny.
Could be anyone.
weird, what could explain this
My parish used to always have a booth at Rainbow Festival, but it and Phx Pride have both gotten very expensive. Now we do Melrose Street Fair.
My latest post for PCPJ.
"American Christianity is not destined to be the movement for right-wing authoritarianism that it is today. In fact, American Christianity has a far longer history of advocating for peace and justice. It is this history that needs to be reclaimed."
pcpj.org/2025/03/31/m...
I am curious, where does this place Old/Independent Catholics, in the same category as Roman Catholics or under Other Christians?
