The first step to peace is knowing that “your side” is not innocent and that you are responsible for peacemaking. What does that mean, peacemaking? It requires actively seeking peace in the most difficult of situations, and it means, for the sake of peace, giving up all that you want. Too many in the West…
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What’s Normal, Mr. President?
Last week, President Joe Biden declared that “too much of what’s happening … today is not normal.” His rhetoric was aimed at “MAGA Republicans.” While the January 6th insurrection was criminal and the former president’s erratic and dishonest behavior has certainly been highly inappropriate and unusual, can the sitting president really claim to stand for…
President Biden, Abortion, and Catholicism
President Joe Biden professes to be a Roman Catholic, and yet he just signed an executive order attempting to protect abortion rights. While the executive order has little power in the face of the Supreme Court rolling back Roe v Wade, it is yet another symbol of the absence of integrity in politics. A voter…
The Ukraine War: Aspects of Hypocrisy
Episode 8: The Ukraine War: Aspects of Hypocrisy Paul F.J. Arañas Ph.D. describes the 8-year struggle of the people of the Donbass and the ongoing involvement of the West in disastrous international conflicts.