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We're the Messiah's Misfits

“We are fools on Christ’s account, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clad and roughly treated, we wander about homelesse and we toil, working with our own hands. When ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we respond gently. We have become like the world’s rubbish, the scum of all, to this very moment.”

New American Bible, Revised Edition. (Washington, DC: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011), 1 Co 4:10–13.

Aleteia: If Jesus isn’t God, he must be a lunatic: Here’s why

by Dr. Keith Cox | Feb 16, 2022 | Misfits

If Jesus isn't God, he must be a lunatic: Here's whyChristianity is often lined up among others as one of the world's great religions. In this approach to faith, Jesus is presented alongside other ancient thinkers and teachers, like Plato, Aristotle, Moses, and...

Bishop Barron: We Need a National Examination of Conscience

by Dr. Keith Cox | Jan 10, 2021 | Misfits

Can we agree to disagree?

CT:We Worship with the Magi, Not MAGA

by Dr. Keith Cox | Jan 9, 2021 | Misfits

[Note: Christianity Today is a conservative evangelical magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham.] An emaciated and malformed evangelical political theology got us where we are now. Jeffrey Goldberg describes the insurrection at the capitol as “chaos … rooted in...

Pope Francis: A Culture that is Christian in Name Only

by Dr. Keith Cox | Dec 30, 2020 | Misfits

Behind the rise of populist politics in recent years is a genuine anguish: many feel thrust aside by the ruthless juggernaut of globalized technocracy. Populisms are often described as a protest against globalization, although they are more properly a protest against...

I heard the bells. Did you?

by Dr. Keith Cox | Dec 25, 2020 | Misfits

The Christmas Carol "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is from a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1863, at the height of the Civil War, set to music in 1872. As is the case with many hymns this one arose out of a crisis, in this case of deep depression...

LA Times: Wilton Gregory stood up to Trump. Now he’s the first Black cardinal in U.S.

by Dr. Keith Cox | Dec 1, 2020 | Misfits

Wilton Gregory stood up to Trump. Now he's the first Black cardinal in U.S. Few of his parishioners were surprised when Washington, D.C., Archbishop Wilton Gregory took on President Trump earlier this year. Gregory isn't known to speak out often about issues...

NPR: In A New Book, Pope Francis Speaks Out On The Coronavirus And Anti-Mask Protests

by Dr. Keith Cox | Nov 24, 2020 | Misfits

Pope Francis, never one to shy from controversy, wades boldly into the coronavirus debate with a new book in which he criticizes those who blame the virus on foreigners and people who protest church closings and mask mandates. In A New Book, Pope Francis Speaks Out On...

What did Pope Francis say about civil unions? A CNA Explainer

by Dr. Keith Cox | Oct 22, 2020 | Misfits

Some activists and media reports have suggested that Pope Francis has changed Catholic teaching by his remarks. Among many Catholics, the pope’s comments have raised questions about what the pope really said, what it means, and what the Church teaches about civil...

Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship

by Dr. Keith Cox | Aug 10, 2020 | Misfits

At all levels of society, we are aware of a great need for leadership that models love for righteousness (Wisdom 1:1) as well as the virtues of justice, prudence, courage, and temperance. Our commitment as people of faith to imitate Christ’s love and compassion should...