Fast Food (2015): Eleventh Helping
It cannot be stressed too much: love of enemies has, for our time, become the litmus test of authentic Christian faith. Commitment to justice, liberation, or the overthrow of…
Fast Food (2015): Tenth Helping
“Sooner or later Christians will have to learn that violence of any kind as a response to violence of any kind cannot be reconciled with the teachings or the example…
Fast Food (2015): Ninth Helping
In Light of Jesus’ first word in His public ministry, “metanoia ” (Mt 4:17) “repent, change your mind,” in Light of His “new commandment: love one another as I have loved you” (Jn…
Fast Food (2015): Eight Helping
he longevity of a Christian practice does not validate this practice as an ultimate norm for the Christian life. The ultimate norm of Christian life has to be Jesus, His…
Fast Food (2015): Seventh Helping
“For Saint Paul holiness—indeed life itself—is identification with Christ, which is not mere imitation of Jesus or acceptance of His teachings. Let Paul writing to the Philippians (2:1-11) say what…
Fast Food (2015): Sixth Helping
No one is so lacking in talent or education or so underprivileged that the mind of Christ is beyond his or her grasp. -Rev. John L. McKenzie, Catholic Biblical Scholar, Source
Fast Food (2015): Fifth Helping
Christians need falsifications of both the past and the present to make their lives as Christian Just War Theory supporters morally, spiritually and psychologically bearable. Selective memory, which remembers only the…
Fast Food (2015): Fourth Helping
Despite Jesus’ rejection of Mars, the war-god is not at a loss. He hides for a while, skillfully puts on an attractive disguise, and penetrates into the Church of Christ….
Fast Food (2015): Second Helping
“Anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. It is the fruit of unanswered questions. But questions cannot go unanswered unless they first be asked. So there is a far worse…