Blogs about: Works Of Mercy
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Cruciform Charity
One of the most striking features of David Hart’s account of the history of Christianity in his Atheist Delusions is the central place afforded to the practices of charity. Hart notes that such … more →
musings east of the city
REFLECTIONS: Mending the world
gvillecw wrote 2 months ago: Kiki and the works of mercy I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a … more →
Residing at Oxford
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John Wesley wrote 2 months ago: August 24, 1730 In November, 1729, at which time I came to reside at Oxford, your son [Mr. Morgan], … more →
Cruciform Charity
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Ben Kautzer wrote 4 months ago: One of the most striking features of David Hart’s account of the history of Christianity in hi … more →
Of Relocation, PhD's, and the Joyous Death of Transatlantic Blues
Ben Kautzer wrote 5 months ago: You’ll all have to forgive me for my prolonged absence. Since I last posted, I’ve not on … more →
An Essay Introduction: Reading the Good Samaritan with Ivan Illich
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Ben Kautzer wrote 5 months ago: Here is a completely rewritten introduction for a paper I gave at the Grandeur of Reason Conference … more →
An initial survey of the literature
Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: One of my ongoing projects has been to trace the origins of the doctrine of the works of mercy. Thus … more →
Mercy Me!
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Peadar Ban wrote 6 months ago: The first week of June is always a week of martyrs in the life of Holy Church, just like the first … more →
Vanity, charity, and intentionality
Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: “Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. … more →
Maximus on the beatitudes: Rightly naming the blessed
Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: As evidenced by the last few posts, I’ve recently been doing some thinking with Maximus the Co … more →
The brutal ineffectiveness of two copper coins
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Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: For quite some time, I have been reflecting on the place of such practices as the works of mercy in … more →
The Life of St. Martin
Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: The early church historian and theologian Sulpitius Severus (c. 363 – c. 425) is perhaps best known … more →
Bearing wrongs willingly
Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: “Until God ordains otherwise, a man ought to bear patiently whatever he cannot correct in hims … more →
Hippolytus, baptism, and good works
Ben Kautzer wrote 6 months ago: In On the Apostolic Tradition (an ancient manual exploring the daily life of the church), Hippolytus … more →
great days in brasil...dias muito bons no brasil
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irismz wrote 7 months ago: The last two days have been wonderful, but lets go back a little further to explain why. So, On Satu … more →
With God in Russia
washtenawpatriot wrote 7 months ago: I just finished one of the most powerful books I have ever read. It’s called “With God i … more →
Aquinas' formal codification of the corporal and the spiritual works of mercy
Ben Kautzer wrote 7 months ago: “For we reckon seven corporal almsdeeds, namely, to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thir … more →
Our Children's Future: Fear or Hope?
washtenawpatriot wrote 8 months ago: Recently I had dinner with a friend who is a well-known professor of operations management at a majo … more →
An Update on Our Dinner for the Homeless
limabean03 wrote 11 months ago: As many of you know, last Friday (Dec 12), Trinity partnered with the Sons of God motorcycle club an … more →
Gospel Centered Convictions Logically Lead to Service of the Poor
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limabean03 wrote 1 year ago: When theology does what it was designed to do, which is flow through the streets of our nations like … more →
