Friday, February 20, 2009

Churches and the Ethic of Life: Facing the Human Cost of Employment Crisis

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The AP is reporting Labor Department statistics that show a current all-time high for job losses in the United States ( here ). The human f...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Some Notes on the Meaning of Church in Light of Benedict's Rehabilitation of SSPX (2)

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A week ago, I posted some notes ( here ) on Vatican Council II. I wanted to look back at that council in light of the choice of the current...

Cooking to Save the Planet: Turning Seasons, Sprouting Potatoes

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Another in my series of postings about eating to save the earth ( here )--cooking with readily available local ingredients that do not stres...
Tuesday, February 17, 2009

More on Recent Anti-Gay Initiatives

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A video released in West Virginia by a mysterious group trying to frame gay citizens as snipers who might attack traditional families; a ful...

Rod Dreher and Faith in the Church: People Need Church Too Much to Know Full Truth

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I’ve been following with interest a thread at Commonweal ( here ) discussing a recent USA Today article by neocon columnist Rod Dreher ( ...

Monitoring Hate Speech: Recent News in West Virginia and Utah

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Two stories in the news the last several days catch my eye. I see connections between them that may not be apparent to some readers. And I...
Monday, February 16, 2009

The Smaller, Purer Church: Observations from the Life of a Catholic Family

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It occurs to me that, for readers of this blog, it may not be immediately apparent that my interest in the smaller, purer church Benedict ha...