Category: Faith

The Finest School

The Finest School

“I was graduated from the finest school, which is that of the love between a parent and a child. Though the world is constructed to serve glory, success, and strength, one loves one’s parents...

Questioning Faith

Questioning Faith

(Cross-posted on the Front Page) Asking questions is dangerous business.  I have friends and acquaintances who, after completing an inquisition into their own religious beliefs, forsook their religion, kicked the dust from their feet,...

Deconstructing the Afterlife

Deconstructing the Afterlife

As I get older, watching family, friends and strangers pass into the unknown, I think more about death and my own passage into it.  The more I contemplate this eventuality, the less satisfied I...

What Distinguishes a Christian?

What Distinguishes a Christian?

I wondered about this question while catching a glimpse of the cardinals processing into the conclave, each one speaking Latin in a particular accent.  Sure, this ritual had its uniqueness in the world of...

The Hopeful Spirit of Dar Williams

The Hopeful Spirit of Dar Williams

“The Christians and the Pagans” by Dar Williams is one of my very favorite songs. The hopeful lyrics and heartwarming melody tell of a young woman and her friend who, in need of a...

Sin, Hope, and Responding to Tragedies

Sin, Hope, and Responding to Tragedies

Conor P. Williams wrote an excellent reflection on why sin is no excuse for inaction in response to tragedy, and I’ve been meaning to comment on it. Although it wasn’t his topic, he captured...

Why Faith?

Why Faith?

In my latest at Vox Nova, I look at the relationship of faith and love.  A sample: The faith for which I strive doesn’t give me certainty about the origins of the cosmos or...

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