Category Archives: Religion

Obama, war, justice, and hope…

“If you want peace, work for justice” -Msgr. Oscar Romero I’ve been thinking a great deal about The Nobel Prize speech given by President Obama earlier this week, mostly because a number of friends have sent me links to articles or their thoughts about what Just War or Just Peace would look like. Partly IContinueContinue reading “Obama, war, justice, and hope…”

Christianity has Consequences a sermon preached at St. John’s Church, October 11, 2009

President Obama came to Church the morning of my first sermon as a seminarian.  This is, roughly, what I preached… Christianity has consequences.  That’s what our readings tell us today.  Christianity has consequences.  These are tough readings to face when preaching for the first time as seminarian at St. John’s.  What we learn though, isContinueContinue reading “Christianity has Consequences a sermon preached at St. John’s Church, October 11, 2009”