Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Are the Gospels Mythical? Rene Girard(first published in First Things April 1996) From the earliest days of Christianity, the Gospels' resemblance to certain myths has been used as an argument against Christian faith. When pagan apologists for the official...
Jun 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
I started spending a lot of evenings in my local county jail a few years ago, doing Bible studies and meeting with inmates one on one as a young chaplain. I immediately loved the Chicano gangsters best. I thought I’d found kindred souls on the margins our society who...
Jun 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
In eighth street eatshops Leaden words hiss and seal the doors. “I am not a racist, but- But. Those natives.” How long. how long – – to choke these hymns of death? How long to eat the bright paste, the acrylic lies that melt shut the mouth? Who will sing...
Apr 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
* Interviewer: Mrs. Elizabeth Gurney Fry, you turn 229 years old this May, 65 years of which you lived a bodily existence on earth. In Canada, there is an Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies designed to perpetuate your work. But for most, if anything is known about...
Apr 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Laughter Came From Every Brick Just these two words He spoke changed my life, “Enjoy Me.” What a burden I thought I was to carry–a crucifix, as did He. Love once said to me, “I know a song. Would you like to hear it?” And laughter came...
