March 12 is the feast day of Maximilian of Thavaste, whom tradition holds was beheaded for refusing to serve in the Roman military because he was a Christian. 1. On the 12th day of March during the consulship of Tuscus and Anolinus [295], when Fabius Victor had been brought into the forum at Tebessa, together [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christianity’
March 12: Maximilian Martyred in Tebessa (295), Fr. Rutilio Grande Martyred in El Salvador (1977)
Posted: March 13, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Christian, Christianity, El Salvador, Jesus, martyr, Maximilian, nonviolence, Roman Empire, Romero, Rutilio Grande
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Meditation Makes You More Empathetic
Posted: March 7, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Christianity, meditation
I’ve often said that I think the Christian religion could benefit from a shift away from emphasizing a set of beliefs to an emphasis on daily practice. Take, for example, the practice of meditation. “The [newly released] study, published last month in the journal Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, suggests that meditating for just 30 minutes a [...]
Matthew 5:38-48: Watch Those Preachers Tap Dance!
Posted: February 20, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Chicago, Christianity, hypocrisy, Jesus, militarism, nationalism, nonviolence
Oh, look! Check out what today’s text is from the Lectionary! Matthew 5:38-48 38“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and [...]
Rejoice and Be Glad
Posted: January 31, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Beatitudes, Christianity, Jesus, Nicene Creed, Sermon on the Mount
I missed church today after planning to go for the first time in a while. I wish I’d gone. I would have heard these words from the Lectionary for today: Matthew 5:1-12 5When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began [...]
Blood Libel and the Sacrificial Crisis
Posted: January 12, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: Christianity, violence, Sarah Palin, blood libel, Giffords, Tuscon shooting, right wing, sacrificial crisis, Rene Girard
I’m really trying not to flip out every time the right wing says something this week, but Sarah Palin is not making it easy for me. Her latest statement on the Giffords incident is, in a word, vile. Not only does Palin miss the chance to show any contrition for drawing up maps with crosshairs [...]
Sometimes You Have to Run from Christians to Follow Jesus
Posted: November 22, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Bryan Fischer, Christianity, Jesus, Medal of Honor, nonviolence, Tiannamen Square
I’ve not written anything specifically for this blog in quite a while. I’ve been struggling quite a bit lately, trying to figure out whether I still had faith in The Faith at all. My problem is epitomized by this blog post, penned by Bryan Fischer, a prominent supposed “Christian conservative.” He’s decrying the fact that [...]
You shall love your Muslim New York neighbor as yourself.
Posted: September 11, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: 9/11, bigots, Christian, Christian nation, Christianity, God, Ground Zero, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, Islamic center, Jesus, love, Lower Manhattan, Muslim, nonviolence, Park51 Center, prodigal son, Republican, September 11, Tea Party
The text from the lectionary for tomorrow in Christian churches is the story of the parable of the prodigal son. The deeper meaning of the story is Jesus’ warning to his ethnic brethren that the cultural purity movement they’d mounted in resistance to the Roman occupation of Palestine had become so exclusionary as to render [...]
Why Did Dr. King Take on Anti-War Activism?
Posted: June 13, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christianity, Gospel, Martin Luther King, nonviolence, peace, war
“…because I am determined to take the Gospel seriously.” –Martin Luther King, Jr., A Time to Break the Silence on Vietnam. Happy Sunday.
What Is Wrong with This Picture?
Posted: June 2, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, Christianity, Jesus, nonviolence, peace, photo, tank
Activism and Rest
Posted: May 31, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: activism, Afghanistan, Christianity, Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Jesus, nonviolence, Rethink Afghanistan
Any frequent reader of this blog knows that I have maintained a somewhat obsessive focus on the Afghanistan war over the last two years. If there’s a long break between posts that touch on Christian nonviolence, it’s because I’m writing furiously about Afghanistan, and if there’s a long break between posts in general, it’s usually [...]
