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Spending the Morning in Court
I sit in the courtroom, between a man who smells faintly of urine and the man who I am here to defend before the City of Raleigh. Way back in December of last year, he dared to bow his head in despair on a park bench that belongs to the people of Raleigh, thus bringing [...]
Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
I grew up in the Protestant tradition, but I have a great deal of respect for Catholicism.
In fact, the two largest influences on my thinking, at least so far as the work of loving the poor goes, are Catholics, namely Mother Theresa of Calcutta and Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. It was [...]
Love Wins. Always.
My friends at Connections have been a huge help to me the last few weeks.
They have accepted me with open arms, put up with my drinking all the coffee and generally just made me feel at home. Thank you very much. I look forward to many years of future ministry together.
Lisa Creech Bledsoe, one of [...]
More on this 1.8 Million Dollar Pipe Organ
Earlier, I pointed out the article in the News and Observer where a downtown United Methodist Church (I won’t even give them the favor of a link) decided to spend 1.8 million dollars on a pipe organ.
Now, I want to point out a few things:
In one sense, it is their business how they spend the [...]
St. Nicholas and Social Justice | The real scoop on Santa
One area where those from the various Catholic traditions have a leg up on us Protestant types is the veneration of the saints.
This is not the place nor the time to discuss whether Catholics worship dead people (they don’t, just so you know), but by learning the details of the lives of those who have [...]