I am an early riser. I like to get up before the sun, make some coffee and sit on my porch. I listen to the morning symphonies of the birds, watch the sun rise. The beautiful painting that the sun creates against the sky combined with the melodies sung by the birds is truly awesome and each day is an entirely new experience. Many mornings I sit and reflect on heaven. Our Christian theology is based on dying and going... Read more
These past few weeks have seen a great deal of talk about Fr. Jim Martin being uninvited to speak at Theological College at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC. I don’t need to go into a lot of detail about the backstory. Fr. Martin is one of my favorite authors. His book Between Heaven and Mirth is one of my favorite books. Cardinal Tobin of Newark described Fr. Martin as brave, prophetic and inspiring. He is that and... Read more
In Jeremiah 7:5-7 it says: “If you do not oppress the alien…then I will dwell with you in this place…” This is just one of many passages in the Bible that talks about welcoming the stranger. The passage that is most quoted is Matthew 25:31-46 “…I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” I could go on quoting passages from our sacred book about welcoming and caring for each other. Many passages from other sacred texts say something very similar.... Read more
It was 50 years ago that the Supreme Court handed down the decision in the Loving case outlawing bans on interracial marriage. The case was brought by Mildred and Richard Loving, a black woman and white man. They were married in 1958 in Washington DC then returned to live in Virginia. They were arrested and each sentenced to a year in prison for violating Section 20-58 of the Virginia Code. The judge offered to suspend their sentence if they agreed... Read more
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