Tag Archives: Social Justice

Daily Teaching for Sunday, September 30th

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

It’s essential to work for change, to right what is wrong, and to do our best to create a better world for our children and grandchildren. If, however, we don’t find a way to live today in our world just … Continue reading →

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Stepping into the World

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I was listening to a podcast today that suggested that it was the Protestant Reformation that led to the idea that spirituality was to be somehow segregated from the rest of life. He said that prior to the Reformation people … Continue reading →

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Motivation for Social Justice

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

I’ve long been involved in social justice work. I was introduced to the idea as part of spiritual journey at a Cardinal Stritch, an extremely liberal Catholic University in Milwaukee. My parents weren’t social justice types. They weren’t opposed to … Continue reading →

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Can We Fight the Good Fight?

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Americans love to “fight the good fight,” a concept that has its origins in St. Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy in the New Testament. Paul was referring to the good fight of faith, however, and over the years we have … Continue reading →

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In the Wake of Violence

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Someone tried to assault me Monday – to seriously do me harm – and I was fortunate enough to get away. I had, foolishly, left home without any method of defense, lethal or non-lethal, and so consider myself fortunate to … Continue reading →

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Looking for Peace: Looking for Peace…..in names we don’t know.

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Profound words from a profound friend, a good man with an important vision: Looking for Peace: Looking for Peace…..in names we don’t know..

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Slimming Down Jesus

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Most people put Jesus on a pretty strict diet, the kind of diet that makes the meals on The Biggest Loser look like an all you can eat buffet. It’s a mostly unconscious process, and pretty understandable given that most people … Continue reading →

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Which Chair is More Important?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

There has been quite a bit of fuss lately, and deservedly so, about the man who sits in the chair at right. As I have written before, I don’t find Rush Limbaugh and his particular brand of “entertainment” particularly compelling. … Continue reading →

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Can We Talk?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I wrote a blog on Monday about the tragic life and death of Whitney Houston, and didn’t get any blow back until someone accused me of plagiarizing his article on the same topic.  The details of that are unimportant, but … Continue reading →

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Would Jesus dispense contraceptive pills? | The Christian Century

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

An excellent article from Carol Howard Merritt! Would Jesus dispense contraceptive pills? | The Christian Century.

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