Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Justice in...
Dec 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nativity Homily of St. Isaac the Syrian (7th c.):This Christmas night bestowed peace on the whole world;So let no one threaten.This is the night of the Most Gentle One;Let no one be cruel.This is the night of the Humble One;Let no one be proud.Now is the day of...
Dec 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
O Little Town of Bethelehem, as told by the people of Bethlehem
Dec 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
i got to thinking about the tyranny of fear which violence brings. about newtown. and i was begging god for those moms and dads, and siblings. that he would bring memories of delight, and laughter, and adequacy. and that he would hide the...
Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Human beings, according to French thinkerRené Girard, are fundamentally imitative creatures. We copy each other's desires and are in perpetual conflict with one another over the objects of our desire. In early human communities, this conflict created a permanent...
Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Daniel is one of the last books of the Hebrew bible. Parts of it were written only 160 years before Jesus' birth. It could be compared with Darwin's Origin of Species, a book written in the recent past (middle of 19th century) which significantly affects...
