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@LasCasas: Did anyone else hear what @Sepúlveda had to say about the Indians? Who would rage war out of pure ignorance? #FreeTheIndians Today, 12:30 PM @Sepúlveda: Replying to @LasCasas: Ignorant? More like valid. The Indians are barbarians, inferior to the Spaniards just as women and children are to men and adults. Today, 12:32 PM @LasCasas:Continue reading “Las Casas vs Sepúlveda: A Twitter War”

“You don’t choose a life, Dad. You live one” Daniel in “The Way” The movie “The Way” is a story centered around a father named Tom who is an eye doctor from California. He receives a call that his son Daniel has passed away while in France. Tom makes his way to France to retrieveContinue reading ““The Way” and Paths to God”

The Path of Belief– “Glorious” by Macklemore For those on this path, confidence is a huge accompaniment to their belief. While there is little doubt in their belief and faith, there is still an understanding of suffering in life. I think that the lyrics “Got a chance to start again / I was born forContinue reading “Six Paths to God Playlist”

According to James H. Cone, the cross in Christian faith has become too focused on the attainment of salvation. That is, most Christians would say that Jesus died on the cross to deliver us from sin and make us acceptable before God. This traditional, widespread view of the message of the cross clouds judgements aboutContinue reading “Christ, the Cross, and Suffering”

To understand African women’s answer to who Jesus is, we should first understand their very different cultural, social, and political life experiences. To put it bluntly, they are oppressed. They struggle against a male-dominated society and to take control over their destiny. Pretty much, their only duty is to bear children. However, through this theseContinue reading “African Christology: Who Do You Say That I Am?”

After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased” Matthew 3:16-17 HeContinue reading “Thinking About the Trinity: He Qi’s “Baptism of Jesus””

To be Vincentian is to not just understand the teachings of St. Vincent de Paul. It is to understand, follow, and live through them. The question “What must be done?” drove St. Vincent’s leadership and those who follow him today. This is especially important as a student at St. John’s, where the life of St.Continue reading “What does it mean to be Vincentian?”

Martin Luther was a German monk who sought to reform the ways of the Church in the 1500s. Luther’s 95 Theses served as a way for him to call out what he believed were the wrongdoings of the Church. He was angered by the fact that people had to buy their forgiveness, and that theContinue reading “Martin Luther”

The Council of Chalcedon (451 A.D.) established the dual nature of Jesus Christ while he himself is one person. These natures are fully human and fully divine. The Chalcedon Creed, rewritten for today’s audience, might look like this: We have all agreed to teach man, following the holy Fathers, that our Lord Jesus Christ isContinue reading “Chalcedon Creed – Rewritten”

     If The Parable of the Prodigal Son were to be preached by Jesus to a contemporary audience, he could have said something like this: A very wealthy man had two daughters. The younger daughter said to her dad, “Dad, give me my inheritance.” The man did just that and gave the two daughters the shareContinue reading “The Parable of the Prodigal Son – Rewritten”