Only Humans Pray
That people pray is not as interesting as how people pray. But theologians have thoroughly explored the latter at the expense of the former. Praying, it would seem, is as old as the human race.
February 2007 Archives
February 5, 2007 9:10 AM
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All Faiths Can Learn From Wiccans' Respect for Mother Earth
When it is the earth that created you, care of the environment becomes a central religious tenet. But believers who use the Hebrew Bible and Christian Scriptures as the basis for their concern about the environment have a bigger mountain to climb than witches.
February 18, 2007 1:54 PM
More Sex Means More Grace
Catholics believe marriage is a sacrament. Since the sacraments give grace to the believer with their practice, the renewal of marital love in the physical act of sex is – for Catholics — a source of divine grace. The more times you have sex, the more grace you both receive.
February 22, 2007 11:00 AM
The Jewish State vs. the Catholic State
I really don’t have either the expertise or the genes to offer new insights about support for the state of Israel, anti-Semitism or Jewish identity. But I think exploration of such issues involves the same principles as the 19th-century debate over support for the Papal States, anti-Catholicism and Catholic identity.
