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The Reflections of a Wandering Friar

The Bait and Switch of Contemporary Christianity | Richard Beck | God’s Politics Blog | Sojourners: Celebrating 40 Years of Faith in Action for Social Justice

| December 29, 2011

The Bait and Switch of Contemporary Christianity | Richard Beck | God’s Politics Blog | Sojourners: Celebrating 40 Years of Faith in Action for Social Justice.

The Holy Innocents are Still With Us

| December 28, 2011

On this feast of the Holy Innocents we are called to remember the innocent children orphaned, killed, and suffering throughout the world.  According  to Matthew’s Gospel, Herod the Great, the Roman client-king of Judea, was fearful of the birth of the king of the Jews that the wise men from the east had revealed to [...]

Military Spending Does not Create Jobs

| December 3, 2011

From WarCosts.com (via YouTube):

Not Dead Yet

| December 3, 2011

Despite the fact that I have not posted on this blog in months, I have not given up on it.  I have had an incredibly busy semester that will be coming to an end in the coming weeks and my schedule will be opening up significantly.  In other words I hope to have the time [...]