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Theology Online: A Theology of Pastoral Care and Suffering, Final Pt.

Here is the final part of this series. Hope it was interesting.—————————————————————–Evil, therefore, occurs when we mistakenly believe that we do not have the ability to challenge an unjust system. This is not the only occasion, of course. Evil is... more »

Apologetics, or Tedious?

“But in fact they have undermined every approach to true religion by their complete obession with setting and solving conundrums.”-St. Gregory Nazianzus (Or 27.2)I like to keep abreast of various Christian “goings-on” on the interweb. One of the things I follow in my spare time (made more... more »

Theology Online: A Theology of Pastoral Care and Suffering Pt. 3

Here is the third part of the series…catch up with the other two parts below:———————————————————————————————While Genesis reveals God’s intention, and our present reality, Revelation offers us a view of a possible future. In... more »

Depression vs. Dark Night of the Soul

“In retrospect, depression is “the revolt of the self in despair at itsdisintegration,” while the dark night is the dawning of a realizationthat in this loss of selfhood, nothing is lost; it is the awakening ofthe capacity to live without the need for it. When the dark nightpasses, all is... more »

A Blatant Assault upon Religious Liberty

The Connecticut legislature (where your author resides), is seeking to impose changes in Church governance. Oddly enough, its not just any or every church, but specifically the Roman Catholic Church. Only the Roman Catholic Church. They are seeking to promote, oddly enough, an agenda that is... more »

Theology Online- A Theology of Pastoral Care and Suffering, Pt. 2

I take it as a given that suffering is inescapable. All people will suffer at some point in their lives. While this may be a given, the causes of suffering are variable. Some suffering stems from impersonal forces outside of our control, namely natural disasters, natural deaths, or freak... more »