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A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog
random thought of the moment:
There are no true friends in politics. We are all sharks circling, and waiting, for traces of blood to appear in the water.
— , diary entry [November 30, 1990]
christology
Signs and Ceremonies: Sacrifice
The following is from pages 145-152 of Teaching Truths by Signs and Ceremonies or The Church, Its Rites and Services Explained for the People by Rev. Jas. L. Meagher (1882, New York: Russel Brothers). Previous exerpts can be found here:
Signs and Ceremonies The Real Presence The Incarnation The Virgin Mary […]
Do You Believe in Jesus?
I keep a folder of potential blogging material. I recently pulled out the following post I found in a Usenet newsgroup I used to read. It was also cross-posted here.
Suppose a group of people walk up to you on the street and one of […]
Consummatum Est: Eucharist As Marital Act
When a man and woman marry each other in the Church, they are not joined sacramentally until the marriage is consummated, that is, until they partake of sexual intercourse. Most people think of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony as only being administered once. I believe they […]
The Trilemma: Useless
The so-called trilemma is a popular evangelism and apologetics crutch. As Josh McDowell puts, Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, or Lord. The originator of the idea, C.S. Lewis, put it this way in Mere Christianity:
"I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish […]
Theological Triage
This National Catholic Reporter opinion piece really got me hot under the collar. Here’s how CathNews sums it up:
The recent Vatican censure of US Jesuit theologian Roger Haight for his attempt to reformulate doctrines about Christ for a […]
