pew, reserved

Someone Is In My Seat!

“Someone is in my seat!” Thus began the conversation between the parishioner and the hospitality minister. As I understand it, after a parish re-opened following

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shame, the here and now, troubled waters, transhumanism

The Cream Filling Society

Today, we can get anything we want immediately in many cases.  We have millions of different sounds for incoming calls, and the grocery store has

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war

Putin Wages War on Ukraine

In 1969 Edwin Starr recorded the song “War.”  The song asks the question “War, what is it good for?”  Then it answers the question: “Absolutely

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Flying Flags of Appreciation

Advent and Christmas are times of “appreciation.”  We give thanks for the great gift that God gave us in Jesus Christ. But the Christmas season

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mercy, garden

A Plea for Unity

Today, the United States is oft said to be lacking in unity among its people. In his seminal work, After Virtue, Alasdair MacIntyre argues that

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