The Eastern Rite

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said his followers must be willing to go the extra mile: “‘Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.’” (Matthew 5:41, NASB). Or, as one version renders it: “If a soldier forces you to carry his pack one mile, carry it two miles” (CEV). This [...]

UNE IS GAY PRIDE MONTH. I’m never very excited with the the idea. But not so annoyed as the folks who call it “Gay Shame Month.” I’m reposting this from the Sarx blog. It’s what we all need for Pride Weekend, I think. I know no one has asked. Many of you may not even [...]

Whatsoever is wrong with the world or whatsoever we imagine to be wrong with the world in our judgement or whatsoever God sees as wrong in the world because of our sin, the simple solution is that we fail to love enough. Neither pity nor preaching nor teaching nor liturgy nor praying nor certainly judging [...]

10) Thanks for this gift! We’ll eat it in 6 weeks. 9) I’d love to come to your anniversary party, is there vegan food? 8) We’d like to help the Scouts out, but our initials fall in the “Meat” category, can we bring a Salad instead? 7) I can’t come to the office’s monthly birthday [...]

Do slaves make your church stuff? In 2007, a case of crucifixes purchased by St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York was traced back to a factory in China where girls as young as 15 were forced to work up to 19-hour days, seven days a week. Today, Christian items from bible covers to t-shirts are [...]