Sunday Reflections, April 12
Today’s Gospel, John 20:19-31, tells the familiar story of “Doubting Thomas,” who refused to believe Jesus was risen until he saw Jesus with his own eyes, and felt his nail […]
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Easter Sunday Reflections
I take the reading today not from what is technically an Easter Day reading, but from the Catholic Church’s liturgy for the Easter Vigil held on Saturday night. It seems […]
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WSJ: Scare quotes for “religious freedom,” not for “gay rights”
For the second time in six weeks (the first time was here), I found a Wall Street Journal “news” story so biased as to merit focused condemnation. This time, the […]
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Daily Roundup April 2: Religious Freedom, Jihad Academies; down with Jeb and Hillary….
First, this cannot be stated strongly enough: The battles over religious liberty, in Indiana and elsewhere, are far more important in principle than the individual issues within each skirmish. If […]
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Palm Sunday Reflections
The story of Palm Sunday, and of the Passion (which is Palm Sunday’s traditional Gospel) reading, is all too familiar. So forgive, if you will, a non-traditional take on it, […]
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Daily Roundup, March 26: Jews and Christians, and black armadillos
I offer some wide-ranging reading today (just click on the red links). As usual, no endorsement of any particular idea is implied. Breaking the budget, by Ed Feulner. David Bossie, […]
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Sunday Reflections, March 22
The first lesson is Jeremiah, 31:31-34. The Psalm is 51:1-13. The epistle is Hebrews 5:5-10. The Gospel is John 12:20-33. There are so many threads in these readings to untie, […]
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Sunday Reflections, March 15
The first lesson is Numbers 21:4-9. The Psalm is 107: 1-3 and 17-22; the epistle is Ephesians 2:1-10. The Gospel is John 3:14-21. It has often been said, not without […]
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Sunday Reflections, March 8
The readings today are: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; I Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22. The first reading is the recounting of the Ten Commandments. The Gospel is the famous scene of […]
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Sunday Reflections, March 1
The readings today are: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:22-30; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8: 31-38. The first three readings all revolve in some way around God’s promise to Abraham to make […]
