Saturday, November 23, 2013

Note to Readers: Apologies for Slowness in Acknowledging Your Comments

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A quick note to readers who have left comments here in the past several days: for a number of reasons, I'm running behind lately, and h...

In the News: George Zimmerman, Obamacare, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan, and Moral Sickness of Cultures

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News commentary about disparate topics (though interconnected ones, to my way of thinking) that has caught my eye this week:

Bishop Paprocki's Failed Exorcism Stunt and Moral Arc of History: More Commentary

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Fred Clark thinks that Bishop Thomas Paprocki's recent exorcism failed. It was set up to prove the superiority of his episcopal po...

As Moral Arc of History Moves to Marriage Equality, Opponents Reveal Real Motive for Opposition: Protecting "Right to Discriminate"

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What the Oregon Family Council is doing these days strikes me as a bad move for those who oppose marriage equality. As Zack Ford repor...
Friday, November 22, 2013

From Rev. Emmett Coyne: Interdict from Below

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Rev. Emmett Coyne This morning, I'd like to share an essay by Rev. Emmet Coyne, a retired priest of the diocese of Manchester, New...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

A Footnote to My Previous Posting about Theologians' Statement on Marriage and Family: You Are Invited to Participate

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A quick footnote to my previous posting : when I read the statement on marriage and family published by Catholic theologians at John...

Quote for Day: Church "Has Still Done Very Little to Foster the Acceptance of Persons with Alternative Sexual Orientations As Dignified Members of the Church and Society"

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Though the church has made some progress in accepting the fact that not all persons find themselves called to a life-long, heterosexua...