On loving the poor

Posted on February 28, 2009 by stephen t berg / 5 Comments

Published in today’s Edmonton Journal. This article was inspired by Father Joe Maier’s quote–a quote he attributes to Vincent de Paul– &...

Active nonviolence/Christianity

Active nonviolence and piety

Posted on February 2, 2009 by stephen t berg / 5 Comments

In an essay Thomas Merton dedicated to Joan Baez, he wrote, We know that our unconscious motives may, at times, make our nonviolence a form of moral aggre...

Christianity/Peace/Politics/Violence

Confidence in the divine image

Posted on January 16, 2009 by stephen t berg / 4 Comments

On June 11, 1963, Thomas Merton wrote a letter to Jacque Maritain: …we live in an atmosphere in which the very real concept of negotiation cannot possibly...

Christianity/Peace/Violence

Baby Jesus to Deuteronomy Dad

Posted on December 27, 2008 by stephen t berg / 3 Comments

Reflecting on a Christmas day discussion about the state of Christian-backed Israel, and the ongoing madness in the middle-East, and our justifications of...