Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 127 Ezekiel 33:7-9 Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9 Romans 13:8-10 Matthew 18:15-20 Today’s readings from Ezekiel, Romans, and Matthew speak to our obligations to one another as a Christian community and, in a way, offer an affirmative reply to the question that Cain gave–”Am I my brother’s keeper?”–in response to God’s asking about Abel’s whereabouts (Genesis 4:9). Yes, we Read more
John Berkman and I are in the midst of an exchange designed to draw attention to the issue of cruelty to non-human animals–particularly from the perspective of Christianity and Catholic Moral Theology. Check back in the middle part of each week (during the next month or so) for a new post on the topic. John Berkman’s post on cruelty to non-human animals Read more
In an invited post for the blog of the exciting new Center for FaithJustice, I once again tried to show how the liberal/conservative binary just doesn’t work even in the political arena from which it came, much less in a Church that started in the ancient Middle-East. Some might suggest that a rejection of this binary means taking a ‘middle’ or ‘moderate’ Read more
Earlier this week, New Jersey Supreme Court Chief justice Stuart J. Rabner, wrote in 134-page unanimous court decision that the test for reliability of eyewitness testimony should be revised. The Court acknowledged a “troubling lack of reliability in eyewitness identifications” and issued new rules for defendants to challenge eye-witness evidence in criminal cases: The court said that whenever a defendant presents evidence Read more
No, this is not a post for fans of the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Lions, Toronto Maple Leafs, or other sad sack teams who live in cold mid-western climates. It is in response to the recent deaths of a professional hockey player Rick Rypien and former pitcher Mike Flanagan. Rypien was 27 and Flanagan was 59, and they both apparently committed Read more
The dark side of the American Dream narrative is a propensity to blame the poor for their poverty. It is the illusion and delusion that the United States of America is a meritocracy where everyone is treated fairly and anyone can pull himself up by his bootstraps if he just tries hard enough. Thus, the poor get separated into two categories – the deserving and the undeserving Read more
Readings for Sunday, August 28, 2011 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63: 2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 The challenges posed by suffering can be addressed pastorally or they might be treated in a purely philosophical vein. Yet, the readings for this coming Sunday show that the question of suffering is always a moral challenge as Read more
We are all opposed to mindless, almost mind-numbing animal cruelty. No one was defending Michael Vick and his cohorts in their cruel, torturous treatment of some dogs. If Michael Vick had been selling a product – say dog-skin handbags from the “losing” dogs – that financially supported and enabled the continued torture of more and more dogs, we would not only NOT Read more
Its been a rough day for many who follow bioethics news. Our vice-President made us all proud by ‘fully understanding’ and ‘not second-guessing’ China’s disturbingly violent and anti-woman one-child policy. After a long and intense battle, the UK may be on the verge of finally legalizing the killing of some of the most vulnerable their culture. Oh, and then there is the Read more
Over at the Chronicle of Higher Education is a special issue reflecting on “An Era of Ideas” To mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, The Chronicle Review asked a group of influential thinkers to reflect on some of the themes that were raised by those events and to meditate on their meaning, then and now. The result is a portrait of Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
