Tag Archives: Christianity

Today’s Evening Psalm

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Michael

As I reflected on the Psalm for today’s evening prayer,  my heart cried for all who are confronting the evils of abortion and same-sex marriage in their countries.  My thoughts wondered back to the Northern Kingdom of Israel, how the … Continue reading →

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Attacking Our Humanity and Our Relationship with God

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Michael

After creating man and woman, “God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air … Continue reading →

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Living the Christian Faith

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Michael

Living the Christian faith is more than a personal relationship with God.  It is more than attending church on Sunday and more than a compassionate concern for others.  The Christian faith is a way of living. Christians are called to … Continue reading →

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Why I Prefer a Crucifix to a Cross

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Michael

A cross is a reminder of Jesus’ death and a symbol of the Christian faith.   It is the object to which Jesus’s body was nailed.  It is also the object to which numerous criminals and insurrectionists were put to death … Continue reading →

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Elisha’s Feeding of a Hundred Men as a Prototype of the Eucharist

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Michael

In 2 Kings 4 a man from Ba’al-shal’ishah brings to Elisha twenty loaves of barely made of the first fruits of the earth.  Elisha instructs the man to place the twenty loaves before a hundred men to eat.  The man … Continue reading →

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Appear Not Before the Lord Empty Handed

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Michael

Today’s Old Testament reading at mass was from Sirach (35:1-12), where we are warned, “Appear not before the Lord empty handed.”  This is a warning against bribes, not works; “offer no bribes, these He does not accept!” Rather, “In a … Continue reading →

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Six Degrees of Love / Six Degrees of Sin

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Michael

Six degrees of separation is a theory that any two persons on earth are separate by way of no more than six introductions.  Mathematical models and analysis of social networks such as, Facebook™ and Twitter™ support the theory.   Basically, we … Continue reading →

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