Note: A longer version of the post below appears at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. Estimates are that around 50,000 people lived in Jerusalem in Jesus’ time. But the number in town swelled by more than double, perhaps by five times, for holidays such as Passover. One might imagine the city fairly bursting… Continue reading While Your Temple Still Survives…
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Of Faith, Endurance, and Vacations
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. There is a chapter in Little Women, that gorgeous family classic and allegory of spiritual journey a la Pilgrim’s Progress, in which the sisters take a break from their responsibilities for… Continue reading Of Faith, Endurance, and Vacations
Of Envy, Fear, and Judgment
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I heard a thought-provoking homily recently about envy as an outgrowth of pride, characterized as the mother of all the deadly sins. I hadn’t thought that envy was much of a… Continue reading Of Envy, Fear, and Judgment
“Not Seven Times, But Seventy-Seven Times”
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “Not seven times but seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:22) In today’s world, we would call a person who showed that kind of forgiveness a doormat, a glutton for punishment, a masochist. “Fool me… Continue reading “Not Seven Times, But Seventy-Seven Times”