A reflection for Advent

I didn’t write this, but I wish I had.
A young man called out to Jesus from the crowd and said, “Teacher, command the trustee of my father’s will to give me my share of the inheritance!” Jesus replied, “I am not a lawyer or a judge—why should I get involved?” Then Jesus told everyone, “Guard [...]

The Qaddish and the Lord’s Prayer

The Qaddish, named from the Hebrew qadosh, “holy”, is one of the central prayers in Jewish worship. It is very old, going back to pre-Christian times. The Qaddish, in one of its shorter versions (from an ancient Jewish inscription) says:
Magnified and sanctified be his great name in the world He created according to His will. [...]

U.S. to push for global trade pact

U.S. to push for global trade pact - CNN.com
Right, because everyone knows “free trade” did so much good for Argentina’s economy. And Russia’s. And Iraq’s. And, oh, pretty much every country in Africa. And. . .

A telling graphic…

found at http://rosecoveredglasses.blogspot.com. Definitely do read the article the graphic is in.

Gee, where do OUR national priorities lie? Even if you allow for the possibility that military expenditures might be, by definition, expensive, this is still a telling picture.
The real question, which is also the subject of Eve Ensler’s latest book Insecure at Last: Losing [...]

Love of money and corporations

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. — The Apostle Paul (1 Timothy 6:10)
Or, as it is rendered in The Message, by Eugene Peterson:
But if it’s only money these leaders are after, [...]