I notice that Trump’s devotees make religious noises all the time, using vehement piety as a substitute for thought, and I wish that church teachers would give a good example of how to speak soberly
Key Message:
"Who am I?"
"I am who God has called me to be."
Homily:
When John the Baptist was asked "Who are you?" He explained "who He is" as per God's plan for h
The state's claimed 'reason to be' is, of course, that it protects its citizens and preserves order via its monopoly of lawful force.
The trouble is, Joe, as you well know, that states can devolve i
“That, in the end is what distinguishes the state from all other organisations - it reserves to itself alone the lawful use of force in a given area of jurisdiction.”
One might equally well say:
Christ IS being born, and dies, under rubble today: "What you do to the least of my brothers and sisters, you do to me".
War is always a terrible scourge and a tragic failure, but what is now happeni
#2 By 'the state that rests ultimately upon force and violence' I meant those states that do indeed 'act out' the paranoia and jealousy of their rulers, even today. I am sure everyone could list a few
80 years of peace in Europe, Japan, Australia, and the USA (domestically) should put us in a strong position to act against the climate crisis. Why are we dithering so much? The horrendous grip of a r
Sean, is it right to say of democratic states that they rest ultimately on force and violence? Are they still not the best hope of humanity for a rule based on the general will of the ruled, the elect
And yet the urgency of the response to climate change is always rubbished by the rate of deterioration of the climate itself. The millions who will suffer first from this lag - because they live on th
Thanks so much to Seán Walsh for this touching inside view of that Bethlehem story. Ending as it does with reference to the jealousy of the state that rests ultimately upon force and violence it remi
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Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
December 12 2023I notice that Trump’s devotees make religious noises all the time, using vehement piety as a substitute for thought, and I wish that church teachers would give a good example of how to speak soberly
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December 17 2023Key Message: "Who am I?" "I am who God has called me to be." Homily: When John the Baptist was asked "Who are you?" He explained "who He is" as per God's plan for h
Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
December 12 2023The state's claimed 'reason to be' is, of course, that it protects its citizens and preserves order via its monopoly of lawful force. The trouble is, Joe, as you well know, that states can devolve i
Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
December 12 2023“That, in the end is what distinguishes the state from all other organisations - it reserves to itself alone the lawful use of force in a given area of jurisdiction.” One might equally well say:
‘If Christ were born today, he would be born under rubble, Israeli bombing’
December 10 2023Christ IS being born, and dies, under rubble today: "What you do to the least of my brothers and sisters, you do to me". War is always a terrible scourge and a tragic failure, but what is now happeni
Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
December 12 2023#2 By 'the state that rests ultimately upon force and violence' I meant those states that do indeed 'act out' the paranoia and jealousy of their rulers, even today. I am sure everyone could list a few
COP28 UAE update – deal agreed: THE UAE CONSENSUS
December 13 202380 years of peace in Europe, Japan, Australia, and the USA (domestically) should put us in a strong position to act against the climate crisis. Why are we dithering so much? The horrendous grip of a r
Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
December 12 2023Sean, is it right to say of democratic states that they rest ultimately on force and violence? Are they still not the best hope of humanity for a rule based on the general will of the ruled, the elect
COP28 UAE update – deal agreed: THE UAE CONSENSUS
December 13 2023And yet the urgency of the response to climate change is always rubbished by the rate of deterioration of the climate itself. The millions who will suffer first from this lag - because they live on th
Seán Walsh: The Innkeeper’s Story
December 12 2023Thanks so much to Seán Walsh for this touching inside view of that Bethlehem story. Ending as it does with reference to the jealousy of the state that rests ultimately upon force and violence it remi
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