I was delighted to recently learn that Pope Leo had just authorized the publication of a substantial new study by the International Theological Commission (ITC) on a subject close to my own heart: Caring for […]
When my family lived in Panama, we had both garbage and recycling collection. The running joke was that the “recycling” was a charade, and that the trucks were taking everything to the same landfill—only about […]
Readings: • 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a • Ps 85:9, 10, 11-12, 13-14 • Rom. 9:1-5 • Mt 14:22-23 A few years ago, I led a Bible study through the Book of Proverbs. It is, of […]
It has been a good stretch in the Ramage garden lately—or at least a busy one. Between harvesting greens, picking the season’s first strawberries, watering young tomato plants, and doing battle with proliferating weeds, my […]
In the previous installment of this column, I reflected on the present-day significance of Adam’s vocation to avad (“till” or “cultivate”) and shamar (“keep” or “care for”) the Garden of Eden. At that time, I […]
Over the past few months, much of my time and energy has been devoted to a side project exploring God’s two books through the lens of Pope Benedict’s dialogue with atheism. Now, however, I’d like […]
Eroticism is a fundamental feature of contemporary Western civilization. This is not clearly recognized by the majority and is thoroughly rejected by elite opinion.1 To attempt a serious discussion of the matter in the media […]
On the Readings for Sunday, June 17, 2018 […]
“Those who can recognize in the cosmos the reflections of the Creator’s invisible face tend to have a greater love for creatures and greater sensitivity to their symbolic value.” This was central lessons imparted by […]
When faced with the question of why there is so much suffering in the world, the default Christian answer is because of Adam’s sin. This belief is certainly not without warrant. Indeed, a number of […]
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