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  • The Sign of Joy August 9, 2016
    When I was an Anglican priest I used to walk from my apartment over to church for evening prayer every day. On the way I would walk past the house of a Jehovah’s Witness. This particular JW was the sort of man who always had his hair combed, the car washed and probably went to [Read More...]
    Fr. Dwight Longenecker
  • Re-Branding the Catholic Church August 9, 2016
    As you drive around the American South you can’t help noticing that the old fashioned Baptist churches are ditching their Baptist label. Reassuring brick churches with classic style porches and steeples used to be called “First Baptist Church” or “Second Baptist Church” or “North Road Baptist Church” or maybe something with an Old Testament link [Read More.. […]
    Fr. Dwight Longenecker
  • Can a Nazi Mass Murderer Be Forgiven? August 5, 2016
    I have been busy today about parish business, but I wanted to write a bit more about this story I contributed to CRUX. The story recounts how Rudolf Hoss, the commandant of Auschwitz and the one who actually devised and put into action the gas chambers and crematoria had been brought up as a strict [Read More...]
    Fr. Dwight Longenecker
  • God’s Mercy for a Mass Murderer August 5, 2016
    Did you know that Rudolf Hoss– the Nazi commandant of Auschwitz returned to his Catholic faith at the end? Read the story here.
    Fr. Dwight Longenecker
  • Make a Wish Religion August 5, 2016
    Some time ago I was speaking to someone about religion and happened to mention the possibility of going to hell. “Oh, I don’t believe in hell!” said this person. The implication was that because she didn’t believe in hell there was no such place. I’ve had the same thing with Protestant Christians who say quite [Read More...]
    Fr. Dwight Longenecker