President George W Bush on Muslims
As a contrast to my previous post concerning what Donald Trump had to say about Muslims. Here is a clip of a speech by President George W. Bush on Muslims righ...
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Trump and the Muslims
Well he is at it again. The Republican Presidential front-runner told a cheering crowd that he would ban all Muslims from entering the US, even Muslims who are...
Faith Without Works is Dead
Once again we have been witness to a mass shooting and once again everyone drops to their knees and starts praying. Now, don’t get me wrong, I believe i...
The world is coming to an end, Again
This morning, while checking my feed on Facebook, I came across another article claiming the world is coming to an end. In the article, Christian group predicts...
Faith communities urge U.S. to resettle more Syrian refugees
Church World Service (CWS), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, and other faith communities are urging the U.S. government to resettle 100,000 Syrian refu...
Some Thoughts on the Confederate Flag Issue
I am a living historian and portray a Federal Chaplain assigned to the 28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment of the famed Irish Brigade. I do not glorify war bu...
Some Thoughts in the Aftermath of Charleston
How do you begin to try and make sense out of something that is so senseless? Where do you start? I usually begin with prayer but today I am finding the words...
It’s Not Just about the Numbers
Recently, the Pew Research Forum released a study concerning the religious landscape in America. The results are sobering for those of us in church work and re...
The Lone Walk of the Massachusetts Governor
On January 3, 1884 Massachusetts Governor Benjamin Butler left his office in the Massachusetts State House for the last time and began a tradition that has come...
Text of Joint Declaration Signed by Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch
Vatican City, November 30, 2014 (Zenit.org) | Here below is the Vatican-provided text of the joint declaration signed by Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch B...