Through Thunder and Flame: Thoughts on the Military Chaplaincy
An essay I wrote is up at Spectrum Blog.
An essay I wrote is up at Spectrum Blog.
On this Fourth of July, hundreds of men and women continued to be held in US military and CIA prisons in Guantanamo and around the world without charge, without trial, subjected to treatment reasonable people consider torture. Conservative columnist Cal Thomas has referred to Muslim immigrants as a “slow spreading cancer.” Links: Breitbart.tv, CNSNews.com. How…
Johnny Ramirez contributes the next commentary in the Camp Meeting 2.0 series, “The Counter-Cultural Church Prophetic: Remnant and Seventh-day Adventist Mission,” citing a fellow who had a great deal of influence on me, Dr. Charles W. Teel, Jr. If you wish to comment, do so at Johnny’s blog.
The Diocese of Buffalo has announced plans to shut down 15 churches and schools in the city of Buffalo. By the time the diocese’s “Journey in Faith & Grace” is complete, the city could lose two dozen to three dozen of its current 58 parishes to mergers. While 50 priests are staffing city parishes now,…
Richard John Neuhaus seeks to minimize concerns about Good Friday prayers in the Tridentine mass by saying, “We’re not talking about a major part of Catholic worship.” Philip Cunningham at Boston College disagrees.