Archive for August 2023

The Rev. Fr. James Long “Judge not” (Matthew 7:1-2) is perhaps the favorite Scripture scrap of our culture. But it is a scrap, torn off of a larger sentence. Without the rest of that sentence (and the rest of the Bible) to give it context, it is hardly as complete a guide to Christian conduct…

The Rt. Rev. Paul C. Hewett In April 2011 Mother Teresa, now St. Teresa of Calcutta, gave the commencement address at Harvard University. Half the audience was electrified and spellbound by what she said. The other half were outraged and furious. The first half were uplifted in hearing the truth; the other half were followers…

The Rt. Rev. Patrick S. Fodor God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion …So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” ― Gen. 1:26-27 There was a time when the word…

The Rt. Rev. Patrick S. Fodor “Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called” (1 Tim. 6:21). A major Pew Research Center survey suggested that a majority of Christians (55%) said that science and religion are “often in conflict.” A large majority…

The Rt. Rev. Paul C. Hewett THE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY In April 2011 Mother Teresa, now St. Teresa of Calcutta, gave the commencement address at Harvard University. Half the audience was electrified and spellbound by what she said. The other half were outraged and furious. The first half were uplifted in hearing the truth;…