... "Happy Birthday" to one of its members, recall that community can be wonderful - and visualize the Spirit being present. Community can be wonderful! These first two concepts (the difficulty and wonder of community) are captured in just a few words by Richard John Neuhaus: The best understanding, of course, is that which holds in one thought the majesty of the Church catholic and the troublesome little band of people at Third Methodist. The communal intuition on which they act may not be legitimated by the ...
... scorn, sacrifice, and suffering. Peter saw the future that day on the mountain of transfiguration, and he was afraid. Some women saw the future that first Easter Day at the tomb, and Mark tells us that they, too, were afraid (Mark 16:8). Lutheran Pastor Richard John Neuhaus once described Christian people as ambassadors of a disputed sovereignty who have arrived at court too soon. We have seen the future in which Jesus is Lord, and we are called to serve him in a time when his Lordship is hidden and seems ...
... the Gospel with unions and socialism as over against capitalism and corporations. Rather than pretending to have all the answers, we should wade into the struggle just as Jesus did and leave the ultimate outcome and judgments to God. The New York pastor, Richard John Neuhaus, has written: "As Christians ... we have no illusions that we are going to establish a social order of absolute truth and justice here on earth. Our responsibility is to strive for as much truth and as much justice as is possible in a ...
4. A Revolutionary Text
Matthew 22:15-22
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... but that Caesar is not God, contrary to a common belief in the times of Jesus. Mr. Weigel questioned whether atheists can really be good citizens, arguing that democracy requires a standard of truth and morality outside the scope of fallen human beings. Richard John Neuhaus, editor-in-chief of First Things, was quoted as saying to an atheist who asked, "Is this the opening salvo of a campaign to deny atheists their rights?", "Relax. Your rights are secured by my understanding of the truth, even if mine are ...
