The Archive

Year: 2006

Stop HR 4437

March 3, 2006 No Comments

Our diocese is gearing up to oppose House Bill 4437, the odious immigration reform bill that has passed the House and now moves to the

Mark 2

March 2, 2006 4 Comments

For some reason I had never previously taken note of the first sentence of this chapter–“…it was reported that he was at home.”–but this time

Ash Wednesday

March 1, 2006 4 Comments

In her sermon on Sunday, the Rev. Margaret Guenther urged parishioners of St. Columba’s parish in D. C. to read the Gospel according to Mark

“A Gospel of Intolerance”

February 25, 2006 40 Comments

Updates on Feb. 27. see below. Bishop Chane has an op-ed piece appearing in The Washington Post. It is online here. Here is some of

The role of faith in fighting poverty

February 22, 2006 10 Comments

I am not a huge fan of The Nation, largely because so many of its leading lights are glib yet ignorant on the subject of

Thinking theologically about animals

February 21, 2006 4 Comments

There is an interesting debate going on, both within the Church and in society at large, about the ethical treatment of animals. This is not

Top English Bishop says “Close Guantanamo”

February 19, 2006 4 Comments

“The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has launched a passionate attack on President George Bush, saying his administration’s refusal to close the notorious Guantanamo

Morality on ice (and snow)

February 18, 2006 3 Comments

One of the reasons people watch sports is to feel morally superior to the athletes. Every one of us sitting at home on the couch

Father James Alison

February 16, 2006 3 Comments

I’d like to commend to everyone the work of a n English Catholic theologian, the Rev. James Alison . He recently gave this talk at

Blasphemy isn’t what it used to be

February 15, 2006 3 Comments

An uninsightful piece in the Style section of today’s Washington Post spends a great deal of ink estabilishing the more-or-less uncontested assertion that free speech