Justice
TagProper 11, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 21, 2013
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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Amos 8:1-12 Psalm 52 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42!– /wp:table —
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By Mary Ricketts
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Amos 8:1-12
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This pericope continues God’s proclamat..
Baptism of Christ/First Sunday after Epiphany – January 12, 2014
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Reading 1: Reading 2: Reading 3: Reading 4: Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17!– /wp:table —
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By John B. Cobb, Jr.
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Today the church celebrates the calling of Jesus to his ministry. This took place..
Imaginative Justice: Summary Questions
by Brianne Donaldson
This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
Justice seems to be a relentless exercise of moral imagination mixed with some blue collar repair skills to adjust the scales of well-being when they have fallen ask..
Social Justice: Making Visible the Unseen
by Brianne Donaldson
This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
Social justice puts flesh on the bones of Rawls’ principles of fairness discussed in the last segment, bringing individuals and communities to life. Bodies and voic..
Othered Bodies, Social Contract Theory, and the Expansion of Justice
by Brianne Donaldson
This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
In the previous reflection, I examined several types of divine justice (i.e. transcendent or natural justice) that provide foundational social values that become..
Transcendent Justice or Human Judgment: Where Do The Norms of Justice Come From?
by Brianne Donaldson
This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
In the previous installment, I speculated on what is weighed in the two scales of justice. Most contemporary explanations suggest that the truths of society rest in ..
The Scales of Justice: What Exactly Is Being Weighed?
by Brianne Donaldson
This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
Lady Justice is the only cardinal virtue to be memorialized in stone and paint. While her cousins Temperance, Prudence, and Fortitude primarily inhabit the pages of ..
What is Justice? We Know But We Don’t Know
By Brianne Donaldson
This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth
Like the words “God” or “love,” the term “justice” does not explain, but must be explained. All three words, in fact, share something of the same fate, insofar as ea..
Everyone Who Calls on the Name of God Shall be Saved
By Bruce G. Epperly
Lent 1, Year C
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Romans 10:8-13
Luke 4:1-13
Lent is a time for reflection and discernment—holistic in nature, Lent embraces body, mind, spirit, and relationships. We are called to transformation in every aspect of our lives, so that we m..