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FaithThe Word
John W. Martens
My parents spoke German at home when they did not want the children to know what was being discussed which was often the children themselves It is a method parents use with varying success depending upon how well they have passed on the mother tongue I was not very old when I heard my parents d
The Word
John W. Martens
In the movies a persecuted protagonist can exact revenge on the evil antagonist and the theater audience cheers Movie heroes and heroines have limitless scope to exact vengeance on the villains because ldquo they have it coming rdquo Moral considerations melt away in the shared reverie of perso
The Word
John W. Martens
Christians in general and Catholics in particular sometimes have an uneasy relationship with the notion of law This uneasiness can be traced back to Jesus rsquo own confrontations with Jewish authorities regarding his interpretation of the law of Moses and later to the Apostle Paul rsquo s antith
The Word
John W. Martens
In the midst of a recent arctic freeze in Minnesota I sent out a tweet ldquo Best part of a polarvortex is ability to be in a warm house and to cozy up and enjoy time with the family Pray for those who are not warm rdquo Someone known on Twitter as RiskyLiberal read my tweet and found it l
The Word
John W. Martens
The Presentation of the Lord places us in the midst of the Law of Moses that governed the sacrifices due for the purification of a mother following the birth of a male child Lv 12 1 ndash 8 and the regulations concerning the consecration of a firstborn male child Ex 13 1 ndash 2 13 15 There a
The Word
John W. Martens
The Gospel of Matthew sets the beginning of Jesus rsquo ministry in a particular historical context Jesus began his mission only after the arrest of John the Baptist It was time But in moving from his home in Nazareth to Capernaum in the ancient territory of Naphtali Matthew also sets Jesus rs