Humanism
The Christian Vocation
Friday, May 24th, 2024If you are a Christian, Jesus told you your “vocation.” It does not matter if you are a man or a woman, an American or a Mexican, a worker or a CEO, straight or gay. Your actions speak louder than words. Your behavior shows what you believe, not the Church you attend. You can have […]
Trump Has the Reich Stuff
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024The Trump campaign propelled discussions of NAZIs into the news again. It released a video with a fake newspaper reporting a fictional Trump landslide and the future “creation of a unified Reich.” Overtly mimicking NAZI language is essential to Donald Trump’s appeal. Many Americans don’t want to face this reality. What then is a NAZI? […]
Liberty and Justice for All
Thursday, April 27th, 2023The Pledge of Allegiance ends with six memorable words: “With Liberty and Justice for All.” As we say these words, we are setting a standard for our own behavior. We will fight for liberty and justice for all. These are very powerful words also embody my Christian faith. On numerous occasions, priests and Pharisees tried […]
Can You Tell the Difference?
Thursday, August 4th, 2022Misdirection is a common technique used by con men. Con men create a distraction that looks threatening, and then they use it to steal from you. They could bump into you. They could even have accomplishes who start a fake argument. Con men appear often in the Gospels. They did not like Jesus’ interpretation of […]
Remember Your Constantine
Friday, July 8th, 2022The year 312 of the Common Era marked a decisive turning point in world history. A Roman general named Constantine wanted total control of the empire. Constantine waged war against his enemies to establish dominance. Since the time of Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), Roman generals ruled by force instead of election. The 300 intervening years […]
Happy New Year
Friday, January 1st, 2021Authority without dissent is tyranny and destruction.
Thursday, October 17th, 2019Authority without dissent is tyranny and destruction.
Allegation Credible
Friday, February 1st, 2019I lost a friend today. Not to death, but to a credible allegation. As his friend, I hold out hope it remains an allegation. Allegation means there is no proof. As a Catholic, I know the “credible†part requires the Church to take preventive action. “Credible†means that it is possible to be true. I’ve […]
Not My President?
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017No, I do not use that phrase.  I do understand why some might. Donald has done nothing to reach out beyond his own supporters. Instead he does the opposite, going out of his way to sow the seeds of discord throughout our society. His lying words about Mexicans and Muslims make my stomach turn. His […]
Exposing Reagan’s Big Lie
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Several years ago, a former neighbor, Joe Abraham had an idea. He wanted history taught backwards. Instead of starting with past events and coming to the present, he suggested starting with current events and working backwards. As a professional historian, this method just didn’t feel right. My training at USL and LSU had always focused […]