Category: Featured
Fomenting Repentance: A Vision of the 100%
Christianity has manifold resources for individuals who feel mired in sin who seek to repent and live a new life. As Kaari Aanestad pointed out in a wonderful article, this is not without problems, as... Read More
Chinese Jump-Rope: Dancing The Alterity Dance Between Inter-Religious Dissonance And Resonance
Our Father, who does not exist from Your Own Side, but who is merely imputed on the thought, “God the Father,” and therefore only exists dependently on causes and conditions, and who (is very myst... Read More
Basic Facts: Everyone’s Responsibility
It is almost as if some people are intentionally stretching the bounds of what can pass as reality. At a campaign stop on Monday, Rick Santorum fielded a question from a woman who claimed that Barack ... Read More
Why a war with Iran is the real threat
The war drums are beating. Yesterday’s announcement that the EU has formally adopted an oil embargo against Iran follows the news that Britain, America, and France are sending six warships led by a ... Read More
The Fatigue of Result-Oriented Hope
Last week at State of Formation, a number of fellow contributors wrote inspiring posts about the meaning they find within their respective religions. One of these posts in particular caught my attenti... Read More
US Bishops Re-Release the Catholic Voters Guide for 2012
Someone needs the thank the US Catholic Bishops for re-releasing the 2012 voters guide for the good of the Catholic faithful once again this year. But a survey of today’s headlines shows that expres... Read More
Is Rooting for Tim Tebow Kosher?
As an observant Jew (as well as a San Diegan who views the Denver Broncos as a rival), I have frequently found myself wondering how I ought to feel about Tebowmania. For those who might have gone on... Read More
American Dreamer
The essence of the American Dream can be captured in two words: upward mobility. On more than one occasion, I have written about how for those left behind by the Great Recession, the American Dream ha... Read More