It’s summertime! What better to enliven the indolent days of summer than a good rant about the World, the Flesh, the Devil . . . and Smartphones?
Steyn, Spong, Kempton, and The Passion Of The Christ 2021
Where were you on February 25th, 2004? Well, we might not remember the exact date, but most of us (except the youngsters) will remember the event. On this date seventeen years ago Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ was released. That year Ash Wednesday fell on the 25th of February, and Gibson intentionally timed the release … Continue reading Steyn, Spong, Kempton, and The Passion Of The Christ 2021
A Smaller, Purer Church?
In reality, all Fr. Ratzinger was doing was looking at social trends, the "signs of the times" (see Matthew 16:3). He saw a society in which Christian belief was becoming less important with, as a consequence, progressively less social advantage to membership. As the advantage diminished and eventually disappeared, the less committed members would move out, and on to something else . . .
In The World, But Not Of It
Politics is a Means, Not an End Last week I promised (or threatened) to discuss the issue of the relationship between faith and politics more fully (see last week's post "Religion, Culture, & Politics" ). Something that really helped lead me to think about this subject more deeply (and, I hope, more clearly) a few years back … Continue reading In The World, But Not Of It
How Important is Religion, Culture, & Politics?
How important should politics be to a serious Christian? What is the importance of culture? I hit a bit of a hot button last week in my introductory post on this blog when I wrote: I promise to try not to get too caught up in the specifics of politics. Politics is like the horse in Psalm … Continue reading How Important is Religion, Culture, & Politics?