Musings of Maaia – Justin

Religion is a way to God; it should not get in the way of God.

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Recently, while eating my lunch, a colleague of mine commented that he didn’t understand how a person could be both a Catholic and a Democrat at the same time.  While the locusts (my fellow teachers) were descending upon him to devour his Epimethean brain, I had this thought:  “Just remember which Democrat let you borrow [...]

To paraphrase the philosopher Ray Hart, “Institutions are the repositories of our knowledge and collective wisdom, the means by which they are passed on to future generations.”  Saint Joseph Central High School is a tremendous witness to that most noble role of the institution.  In every teaching moment, St. Joseph’s passes on a time-tested vision [...]

Response to email forward entitled: “Beware of a lion in sheep’s clothing”
Introduction

I would like to reprint a recent email forward that has been circulating.  It is but one of many such emails that perpetuate a misunderstanding of Islam, Barack Obama, and what it means to be an American.  I know that I probably should not [...]

Rules like “Sunday is a holy day of obligation” are exactly the type of thing Jesus was rebelling against.  When you spend every morning before sunrise in the desert with your holy Father, what obligation have you to observe any such rule?  And if you are not going out into the desert, then what good [...]

“C’mon, God!  Step in and do something!”  This is the sentiment I have heard again and again, especially after 9/11.  It is but an echo of the cries of so many sufferers of so many horrific events.  “If there is a God, why would God allow these things to happen?”  This is the challenge to [...]

Devotional attitude to the earth:
There is all this evidence global warming exists, that it’s getting worse.  There are some who say it’s a hoax.  There are all those who say it’s caused by humans.  There are a few who disagree.  There are those hopeful who say that human beings can do something to fix it, [...]

“Company Man” = “Kept-Man”