On November 30th, during an address to members of the Catholic Sant’Egidio Community, Pope Benedict XVI offered some words concerning opposition to the death penalty. Here is the full text: Dear Brothers and Sisters, In...
Read MoreAs a theological ethicist who also used to work in law enforcement, I feel obligated to comment on the latest incident involving police using pepper spray on Occupy Wall Street protesters. Garance Franke-Ruta over at The...
Read MoreProverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Psalm 128:1-5 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Matthew 25:14-30 Recently another end-times prediction has come and gone. Oakland-based Family Radio Worldwide, an independent Christian ministry led by 90-year...
Read MoreThe following is an invited guest post by Andrew Skotnicki, who is Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Manhattan College, and whose primary research interest is the theological and moral foundations of...
Read MorePope Benedict XVI offered a thoughtful statement today at the gathering of leaders of world religions (along with some agnostics) in Assisi. Over at Daniel P. Horan’s blog, Dating God, the full text is provided. As Horan...
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