Monday, December 3, 2018

First Sunday of Advent: Parousia - Nativity Juxtaposition with ἀγρυπνέω(agrupneo) and γρηγορέω(gregoreo)

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Happy New Liturgical Year! The first Sunday of Advent marks a new beginning – the beginning of a new liturgical year. This first Sunda...
Sunday, November 4, 2018

Jesus’ New Rabbinic Teaching of the Supreme Mitzah on Unconditional Love (Agape)

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Jesus put two mitzvot on love ( aheb ) when a scribe asked him, “Which mitzvah is the most important (Mark 12:28),? By putting Deuteronom...
Sunday, October 21, 2018

"Sólo Dios Basta ..Tu Gracia Me Basta": Freedom from Anxiety in Christ - Salutogenic Pastoral Psychology from St. Teresa of Avila and St. Ignatius of Loyola

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Anxiety has been plaguing us globally (i.e. Remes et al., 2016).   Because anxiety is closely associated with depression as a stress-relat...
Monday, October 8, 2018

If It Is in God's Will, It Will Prevail

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The Pharisees challenged Jesus about what’s written in Deuteronomy 24:1-4, asking him, if it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife (Mark...
Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Genealogy of Jesus, and the Protoevangelium of James

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September 8 is marked as the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.   It comes in the 9 th month from the solemnity of the I...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

The Feeding of the Multitude, the Bread of Life Discourse, and the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist – John 6

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Has the Bread of Life Discourse in John 6 drawn closer to Jesus or prompted to reject Jesus?                                            ...

２１世紀の平和教育:正しい武士道精神と玄洋社の理想

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戦後の平和教育で煮え切らないものは、ただ”戦争はいけません”、”憲法９条を守りましょう”という当たり前のことや理想論を呪文のごとく繰り返しているだけだということです。本当にそのような平和教育は戦争抑止に効果があるのでしょうか？ よほどの精神異常者や軍需産業でぼろ儲けする...