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Christianity took a two-fold detour in the fourth century. First, when the emperor Constantine became Christian and spread Christianity through the empire in order to
Recently, I sat for an interview with Andrew Harvey for a course he is teaching on Joy. I have great respect for Andrew, who is busy
May 20, 2024: A Mother’s Wisdom in Resisting Ecclesial Complicity & Religious NonsenseOn the 110th birthday of his mother (who died 21 years earlier), Matthew
Yesterday, in response to a candid assessment by Pope Francis about the “suicidal’ conservatism of too many American bishops, whom he recognized as “closed up
Yesterday, we meditated on the importance of healthy criticism of institutions–but also the dangers of destroying them altogether, as fascists want to do. Recently, Pope
The Catholic Church is just one of many institutions that are diminishing before our eyes and being tempted to entertain simplistic ways out of their
We are talking about cures for fascism. Fascism is born of fear and the compulsion to control. I have experienced Fascism up close and personal from that
In yesterday’s DM, which I wrote on my Mother’s birthday, I shared a story about her response to my official silencing for a year by
In the Saturday DM, I cited Pope Francis criticizing American Catholics bishops for their backwardness. I write this DM on Saturday, May 18, the 110th
If self-hatred leads to fascism, then the cure for fascism is self-love. Meister Eckhart asks, How can anyone be compassionate toward her neighbor who is not
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