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Category Archives: Church
How We Do Theology
Members of the Appalachian Riders for Our Lady are encouraged to introduce themselves as theologians. However, we are theologians in the unique style of our order with our work guided by, in addition to the basic character of our order, … Continue reading
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Commitment, Continuity, and Conversation
The particular spirituality of the Appalachian Riders For Our Lady is based on our three foundational principles of commitment, continuity and conversation in addition to the general Catholic evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, obedience and stability adapted to a lay … Continue reading
Sermons
I’ve listened to, on average, at least one sermon or homily every week for the last forty years. I continue to look forward to: a coherent exposition of the Scriptures, increasing my understanding and actualization of passages with which I … Continue reading
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Counterbalancing Politics
If one is an atheist, it seems to me one of the major challenges is to counterbalance politics. Unless, of course, one also thinks that everything is politics; however, that way lies madness and no point in trying to argue … Continue reading
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Synodality
It seems clear that the purpose of synodality is to insert an authoritative structure between Pope and Bishops. Argument can be made that this is needed due to growth of the Church. However, by inserting a bureaucratic organization between the … Continue reading
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European Timeline
Saint Francis 1181/1182 – 3 October 1226 St Thomas Aquinas 1225 – 7 March 1274 Dante Alighieri 1265 – 1321 Giotto 1267 – January 8, 1337 Great Famine 1315–1322 Black Plague 1347-1352 Chaucer 1343 – 25 October 1400 St Catherine of Siena 1347-1380 Brunelleschi 1377 … Continue reading
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Honky-Tonk Gospel
While I often listen to music for entertainment, I prefer music that helps me think about the human condition, especially in the light of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. For this, Bob Dylan’s honky-tonk gospel is my main … Continue reading
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Hamartiology
Hamartiology is not only flagged by most spellcheckers, it is not even included in some recent dictionaries. On the other hand, searching for it via Google is productive. That’s my day’s summary of the world in 2018.
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Uncovering Sin
Throughout Scripture, seems to me that it is the Holy Spirit who uncovers sin. The devil merely accuses. Moreover, our own experience agrees with this. God’s uncovering of sin prompts us to repent and to seek our Redeemer. It is … Continue reading
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On Being Human
Someone tweeted a quote of Roger Scruton’s “A Political Philosophy”: If you look at Western societies from the angle of traditional religion you will see a seemingly inexorable flood of desecration, directed not at religious symbols, but at the thing … Continue reading
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The Information Technology Milieu
This short article is a reflection on the field of Information Technology from the perspective of the religious order with which I’m connected. Information Technology (IT) is defined by programmers and sysadmins, and the management of that talent. The Programmer … Continue reading
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Remarkably True to his Word
Tony Abbott, MP, former Prime Minister of Australia writes: Even 18 months into his presidency, the world is still having trouble coming to grips with Donald Trump, the most unconventional president ever. Still, he’s not a bad dream from which … Continue reading
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Anglican Daily Office
Day 1 – Morning Prayer 001 |00:00:00| Blessed is the man 002 |00:02:37| Why do the heathen 003 |00:07:04| Lord, how are they increased 004 |00:09:51| Hear me when I call 005 |00:12:35| Ponder my words Day 1 – … Continue reading
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Psalms: Westminster Choir
From The Book of Common Prayer (1662 of course) 00:00:00 | Psalm 8 – O Lord our Governour 00:02:32 | Psalm 15 – Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle 00:04:42 | Psalm 19 – The heavens declare the glory … Continue reading
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Knuth on Bible Study
In the introduction to his book “3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated“, Donald E. Knuth writes: “There are two ways to read the Bible. Method 1: We can read it straight through, for context. By reading at normal speed, we can follow … Continue reading
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Dealing with Corruption
From Fr Dwight Longenecker’s article “Help, I’m Sinking in the Quicksand of Scandal‘: … When you stop again and think again, why did you expect anything else, and furthermore, wouldn’t you be suspicious of a church which wasn’t riddled with … Continue reading
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On Disagreements
Our son recently messaged: “I just don’t get how you can claim to be a Christian and support this administration.” I replied: Yes, I know that Daniel and I find it VERY interesting that you can not. While years ago … Continue reading
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The Season of Ascension
Ascension is a season and not merely a day, whenever celebrated. Just as the Church requires the seasons of Advent and Lent for her spiritual formation in anticipation of Incarnation and Easter, the Church most urgently needs to pay attention … Continue reading
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Apologia Pro Vita Sua
The edition John Cardinal Newman’s Apologia that I use is Frank Turner’s “Apologia Pro Vita Sua and Six Sermons”. However, I recognize that Turner has an ax to grinds and so want to refer to Stanley Jaki’s review of an … Continue reading
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Twenty One Plays by Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It Twelfth Night All’s Well That Ends Well Measure for Measure Hamlet Macbeth Othello King Lear Richard II Henry IV, Part One Henry IV, … Continue reading
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