Understanding Spirituality and Culture through Christ
The fact that immigrants still want to continue to flock to States speaks to the attractiveness of the American project. We are facing some hurdles now. Instead of regressing into the clannish blame game, of the us-vs-them kind, we need to go deeper into what it means to be fully human and share stories celebrating integration of ourselves in each other's cultures.
Read MoreChrist did not just say 'let him that has ears hear', He also said, 'let him that has eyes SEE'. What do we Christians have to show? Nothing much really, not so much in terms of our sacrificial Christ-like lives, not so much in terms of our symbols/arts either. We mostly spout out some hot air as the monk in Monty Python and the Holy Grail does when he preps to bless the 'holy grenade' which will kill a rabbit
Read MoreLet us not only use the Dr. Kermit Gosnell fiasco to 'just talk' about pro-life causes or find fault with others, rather. let use this opportunity to look at ourselves introspectively and see how we can 'go the extra mile', by an ethic of self-giving, to save kids either by adoption or by providing support to mothers in distress.
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