Posts tagged "Mexico"
The Power and The Glory and Luke 19
Church / News / Theology

The Power and The Glory and Luke 19

by Jacob on Mar 10, 2011 • 24 Comments

I was intrigued by a recent article in The NY Times entitled, “Mexican Church Takes a Closer Look at Donors,” which looks at the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. Apparently it receives large donations from Mexican drug lords. It’s convicting for several reasons, and certainly made the ash on my head yesterday feel a little bit more real.

The first element I found convicting, especially during the season of Lent, was the idea of “an acceptable offering and sacrifice.” The article opens by pointing out that the Roman Catholic Chapel in Pachuca, Mexico has a plaque that honors its…

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Announcing PZ’s PODCAST!
Film / Literature / Music

Announcing PZ’s PODCAST!

by Mockingbird on Aug 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

We are proud to announce another very cool new resource, our first foray into podcasting: “PZ’s Podcast”! A weekly transmission from the world of, you guessed it, Paul Zahl. To subscribe (and listen to the first three installments), click here.  But first, a word of, um, introduction from the man himself:

This will be a series of talks, most of them about 35 minutes in length, which try to bridge the gap between Old Ancient Teaching (the phrase is from an epic religious poem entitled “Mexico City Blues”) and popular culture.

“PZ’s Podcast” is the voice of a lost Space-Child, who, it…

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Will God Answer Hollywood’s Prayers?
Celebrity / News / Prayer / Suffering

Will God Answer Hollywood’s Prayers?

by Jeff Hual on May 15, 2009 • 4 Comments

The following story appeared on a major news website yesterday:

“Farrah Fawcett Shockingly Shaves Head, Hollywood Gathers to Pray for a Miracle. As Farrah Fawcett fights for her life, Tinseltown’s elite…gathered at the Beverly Hills Paley Center on Wednesday evening to reflect upon the starlet’s legendary life and hope for a miracle…”

It makes no difference who we are, whether Hollywood elite or small town suburbanite, suffering and the need for healing is universal, and we as Christians honestly believe that God still heals people today. The problem posed for most of us from a faith standpoint, though, is that God doesn’t…

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