Some of the Advent readings at Mass seem strangely inappropriate for the season. For example, yesterday’s Gospel began with Jesus saying, “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.” That doesn’t seem very… “Christmasy.” Nor is this an isolated instance. In fact, a… Continue reading Last Things First: The Two “Mini-Seasons” of Advent
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Are All Sins Equally Bad? Are All Saints Equally Good?
Colijn de Coter, Saint Michael Weighing Souls (detail)(16th c.). Protestants typically believe that all sins are equally bad, and all Saints are equally good. For example, a Kansas middle school teacher is in hot water for writing, according to the Huffington Post, that “Being Gay Is ‘The Same As Murder’.” Despite the quotation marks, the teacher didn’t… Continue reading Are All Sins Equally Bad? Are All Saints Equally Good?