Category Archives: Roman Catholicism

Fleming Rutledge, “The Invisible Lord in Lord of the Rings”

Posted on March 8, 2012 by admin

From last night at Louisiana State University. Raw notes.  – death of Baldur in Beowulf(?) ‘Baldur the beautiful is dead, is dead’ – became her ‘northern star’ guiding her to reexamine LOTR – LOTR more literary than religious – Tolkien … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Literature, Religion, Roman Catholicism, Tolkien | 4 Comments

Thoughts about resurrection in light of Luke 20 and science-fiction

Posted on November 5, 2010 by admin

Luke 20 is one of the lections for this Sunday the 24th Sunday of Pentecost year C. Bet you didn’t buy a greeting card for that. The famous and in fact only exchange between Jesus and the Sadducees in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Bible, New Testament, Orthodoxy, Personal, Roman Catholicism, Science Fiction, Theology | 1 Comment

Death and life to Sunday school (or) Catechesis!

Posted on September 30, 2010 by admin

Provocative post by Coach Shef who serves with North Point Community Church in Atlanta area. I have heard the pastor Andy Stanley speak many times when attending the Catalyst Conference. I believe one of the most destructive ideas for for … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptists, Education, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism | 2 Comments

The real dividing line – traditional versus ‘liberal’ Christianity

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

“We cannot continue this dialogue if you continue along this path” [paraphrased]. Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of the Russian Orthodox Church in his address to the Annual Nicean Club Dinner at Lambeth Palace on September 09 among other things said this … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, News, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Society and Culture | 1 Comment

Attacked and mutilated professor in Kottayam India now fired

Posted on September 5, 2010 by admin

In January 1999 I was part of a group from Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond that traveled to the state of Kerala in India for three weeks. We visited with several different religious groups – some Christian and some not. … Continue reading →

Posted in Islam, News, Roman Catholicism, Travel | 1 Comment

Will young Americans truly turn toward liberal Christianity?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

(ed – I almost did not publish this. Do not like to “pick an argument” with such a public figure and that is not my intent.) Normally I do not pay much attention to what American religion scholar Diana Butler … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Practice, Christianity, Issues, Logic and Reason, Religion, Roman Catholicism, Society and Culture | 4 Comments

A blog worth reading – Opinionated Catholic

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Rick

And not just because he reads Live the Trinity and sometimes links here. What I appreciate about Opinionated Catholic (who lives somewhere in rural southeast[?] Louisiana) is how “fair minded” he is. He tries to understand the “other side” (not … Continue reading →

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Irony – thy name is "Episcopal"

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Rick

Frankly I have not paid much attention to this because I do not care an whole lot. The Rev. Alberto Cutié, the celebrity priest removed from his Miami Beach church after photos of him kissing and embracing a woman appeared … Continue reading →

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Patriarchs, primacy, and the pope

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Rick

About a year ago I was having a rather good lunch with some Episcopal clergy buds when the conversation turned to the relationship between Anglicanism and Orthodoxy. One of these fine priests mentioned how apparently Pope Benedict XVI without much … Continue reading →

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