Tag Archives: legitimate defense

Come One, Come All! Public Execution!

There was nothing in my Google news feed Tuesday about the scheduled execution by firing squad of a mass murderer, or plans to livestream the event. Nothing that I’ve seen, at any rate. Vatican News, on the other hand, posted … Continue reading →

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War, Feelings, Jesus, and Making Sense

How I feel about a colorful and imaginative image of the American president. More to the point, what I think about what has been happening. Continue reading →

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Veterans Day and Patriotism

Veterans Day and ideas about patriotism overlap, so I’ll start with an admission. On the whole, I like being an American. That’s partly because I think that “America” includes much more than this country’s national government. A little over a … Continue reading →

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Wisdom, Love, Life, Voting and Making Good Choices

A man asked Jesus “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” in last Sunday’s Gospel reading. That’s what Fr. Greg talked about — our Lord’s answer is simple, by the way, and can be boiled down to … Continue reading →

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Liberal? Conservative? Republican? Democrat? No: Catholic

I could ignore the current presidential fracas: claiming that I’m too ‘spiritual’ for worldly matters, or can’t abide the pervasive political posturing and pandering. But that’s not an option. Neither, for me, is getting “political” in the sense of declaring … Continue reading →

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