Reflections on Notre Dame de Paris at 850yrs old
Bonjour. So begins every interaction in Paris. As our event with writer Stephen Clarke tonight...
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Should Cheaters Be Honored?
Today Major League Baseball announces the new players elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. Players become eligible for election five years after retirement, and so by coincidence, this is the first year of eligibility for Barry...
Read MoreFeast of the Baptism of the Lord
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord ~ January 13, 2013 Is 42:1-4,6-7; Ps 29:1-2,3-4,9-10; Acts 10:34-38; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a fascinating feast. What exactly are we celebrating? Scripture...
Read MoreSpeciesism and the Society of Christian Ethics 2013
Several of us who read or contribute to this website just returned from the annual meeting of the Society of Christian Ethics for 2013. For many Christian ethicists, I hear that this is their favorite conference–not only...
Read MoreOn Being Displaced by Superstorm Sandy
I live in Long Beach, NY. It is a wonderful, vibrant, diverse and eclectic community on a barrier island of New York devastated by Super-Storm Sandy. For the past three months, I have been displaced living with family and...
Read MoreSolemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12 This Sunday we celebrate Epiphany, a word which literally means “manifestation.” On this day, we celebrate the manifestation of Jesus as the incarnate...
Read MoreThe Promotion of Peace
The Promotion of Peace (Chapter 11 of the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church) It is worth noting that the chapter in the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church that addresses issues of war and peace is...
Read MoreDoing Moral Theology with Les Miserables
You could teach a whole semester-long class on moral theology through the lens of Les Miserables, Victor Hugo’s epic examination of “the miserable”–the downtrodden and forgotten part of society. The novel...
Read MoreWeapons of the Spirit
Thanks to my friends at the Catholic Peace Fellowship, I spent my Advent being reminded of many of the great insights of Dorothy Day. (“Like” their Facebook page for a stream of great classic pieces.) In particular,...
Read MoreOn Nuns, Mandates, and Referenda: The Deeper Conflicts of 2012
Before reviewing the major “events” of 2012 in moral theology, I would hasten to point out that the most important challenges faced may not be any of these. In the long run, the economic and environmental challenges faced by the...
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