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Tag: Religion

Nativity

Hear the bells break the silence Shatter it to the bone Hear the old world dying Withering like the fig … More

Christianity, Christmas, Religion

Christ in a Waiting Room: An Early Spring Spiritual Epiphany

The painting showed the body of Christ being taken down by the cross, about to be placed in the arms of the sorrowing mother, and all at once I imagined the tears trickling down her face and the blood trickling from his heart, and it felt that everything around me dissolved in that one moment.

Christianity, Memoir, Religion, Spring

Good People and Paradise: Is There Salvation Outside the Church?

In order to get to heaven, is it only necessary that we be a “good person”? This is a question … More

Christianity, Religion

Building a Bridge and Drawing a Line: A Way Forward for Traditional Religious and LGBT Communities

Is there any hope of a bridge being build between traditional religious communities on the one hand and the LGBT community on the other? I don’t believe there’s an easy answer to that question posed in Fr. James Martin’s controversial book entitled Building a Bridge.

Current Events, Ethics & Society, Religion

Mary and Fatima: Reflections on the Sacred Feminine in Christianity and Islam

Both Mary and Fatima are seen, in their respective traditions, as “queens of paradise.” And what is a queen of paradise? Perhaps it has less to do with crowns and scepters, and more to do with a certain fullness of being, a height of proximity to the divine light.

Blessed Virgin Mary, Christianity, Fatima, Islam, Religion, Women

A Man for All Seasons: An Anthem

Foolish men have prattling tongues Yet the wisest use no words Purest songs go unsung Though the din, though the … More

Catholicism, Religion, Saints

Hidden Queen

Look into the poorest eyes And find the hidden queen The pool of gracious light reveals The depth of the … More

Blessed Virgin Mary, Christianity, Religion

Symbol of the Kingdom: The Problem of Pain in a Time of Pandemic

With the rapid spread of Covid-19 shutting down a good chunk of world affairs and affecting the lives of people … More

Christianity, Covid-19, Current Events, Religion

The Talk of the Three-in-One: Meditations on the Trinity

Trinity Sunday is often joked about in Christian circle as that day anyone can easily fall into heresy via poor … More

Christianity, Religion

Ecce Homo: Pilate as Every Man

In the Passion Narratives of the Four Gospels, the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, is not portrayed as a … More

Christianity, Easter, Pontius Pilate, Religion

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