Religion and politics cannot exist as completely separate from one another. “Separation of Church and State” is a concept, an ideal to which we aspire so that all can practice their faith without governmental interference.
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This week’s lesson from the Old Testament comes from Exodus and is well-known as the call of Moses. God calls Moses and people everywhere and in all places, to resist injustice, to practice the nonviolent work of resistance and protest.
Moses Tried to Resist Leading the Resistance: It didn’t Work! Read More »
How do we wrestle with conquering our internal borders that wall us away from others in need? We must continue to allow ourselves to be stopped in our tracks by the marginalized, and to listen for that spark of the Divine within them and ourselves.
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Today we celebrate the Feast of Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles. She is the first evangelist, the first reporter of the Good News, news that continues to be told by us, the faithful.
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“Political Theology.” Ok, be honest, upon hearing this phrase, “political theology,” how many of you started looking for the exits? How many of you are a flight risk? It’s perfectly understandable that you are. We all, in varying degrees, labor under the assumption that we must isolate our faith and formation from the rest of
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O God, you made us in your own image. Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in
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Jesus, has gone Up North, in Michigan speak. Scholars think maybe he was on a self-imposed silent retreat. In Mark’s Gospel Jesus goes to a house and essentially hides. He has bugged out. He has been rejected in Nazareth in the previous chapter (no prophet is honored in his home town). He is constantly hassled and his movements are monitored.
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