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An Unholy Alliance: When Mob Forgiveness Meets Selective Grace
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An Unholy Alliance: When Mob Forgiveness Meets Selective Grace

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by on Dec 17, 2015 in Featured, Law & Justice, The Social Order, Those in Need
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A small town in Missouri recently came under fire for rallying around an accused child sex offender and shunning the abuse victim—even after the offender pleaded guilty in court. “If it takes a village to raise a child,” said a local prosecuting attorney, “what is a child to do when the village turns its back […]

One of the Most Powerful Christmas Lessons
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One of the Most Powerful Christmas Lessons

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by on Dec 25, 2013 in Featured, Government & Politics, Law & Justice, The Economy
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What we can grasp is the innocence and gentleness of the baby Jesus.

The Advent of Virtue: Week Four
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The Advent of Virtue: Week Four

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by on Dec 22, 2013 in Featured, Live in Christ
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This is it — we’ve reached the Fourth Week of Advent and the fourth virtue for this series. We will conclude with a final summary next week, but for now, please take the time to revisit the past three weeks here and enjoy this last reflection. WEEK FOUR (December 22-24): JUSTICE “Justice … consists in […]

The Court of Law v. The Court of Public Opinion
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The Court of Law v. The Court of Public Opinion

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by on Jul 16, 2013 in Featured, Law & Justice
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Well, it’s finally over. The verdict is in. George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder and manslaughter of Trayvon Martin. Despite the sensationalism and emotion surrounding this trial, the State of Florida failed to meet the burden of proof required for a conviction. No words can describe the pain a parent feels at losing a […]

Punishing Kermit Gosnell
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Punishing Kermit Gosnell

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by on Jun 25, 2013 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Law & Justice
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There may be some people who say that justice was not done when Kermit Gosnell, the infamous Philadelphia abortionist who was convicted in May for hundreds of crimes, including three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of infants who survived late-term abortions, was sentenced to life in prison instead of the death penalty.  I […]

Why Do SNAP and VOTF Fear the Case of Fr. Gordon MacRae?
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Why Do SNAP and VOTF Fear the Case of Fr. Gordon MacRae?

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by on Apr 12, 2012 in Featured, Law & Justice
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Last month, I was invited by the editors of These Stone Walls to write a “Special Report” about a new development in the case of Father Gordon MacRae, a priest of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire whom I believe – to a moral certainty – has been wrongly imprisoned for nearly 18 years. My […]

Go into My Vineyard
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Go into My Vineyard

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by on Jul 29, 2011 in Featured, Leadership
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“The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, ‘You too go […]

When "Not Guilty" Seems to be a Travesty
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When “Not Guilty” Seems to be a Travesty

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by on Jul 12, 2011 in Featured, Law & Justice
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Casey Anthony’s acquittal of the killing of her precious child, Caylee, has shocked the nation.  Many who watched the trial on TV – and who were not constrained from taking into account inadmissible evidence, the punditry of various talking heads, or the overwhelming public sentiment against Ms. Anthony – have been critical of the jury’s […]

The Sinners Will Stumble
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The Sinners Will Stumble

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by on Apr 04, 2011 in Columnists, Live in Christ
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Let him who is wise understand these things; let him who is prudent know them. Straight are the paths of the LORD, in them the just walk, but sinners stumble in them. (Hos 14:10) This passage from Hosea reminds me of a lesson my dad taught me when I was in my early teens. I […]