Father Larry

Great evil has been committed throughout the centuries—and is still being committed—by nominal Christians, often in the name of Christ. The visible Christian Church is necessary, even saving, but obviously faulty, and I do apologize for its sins as well as my own. Crusades and inquisitions have nothing to do with Christ. War, torture and persecution have noting to do with Christ. When he gave his one recorded sermon, the first words out of Jesus’ mouth were, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Not the arrogant. And as he was dying he asked that his murderers be forgiven.
M. Scott Peck — People of the Lie

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Fr. Larry

Q) Who are the oppressed?
A) Those identifiable social groups who are used or manipulated by others for the sake of greed, self-gratification, power, or the need to control are the oppressed.

Q) Who are the oppressors?
A) Those leaders, groups, governments, or established authorities of any institution who use, manipulate, or control the well being of others, especially through the use of power or wealth, are the oppressors.

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Fr. Larry

When I am asked what I think about the slaughter at The Pulse nightclub in Orlando, I don’t have much of an initial response. Like the killing of innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School, or the Century 16 Movie Theater in Aurora, or the heartless and deadly violence visited on that welcoming shared Scripture study in Charleston, I just feel the horror, the sorrow, the insanity that is too intense for words. Continue reading