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A curious teapot tempest of the sort one only finds in the hothouse of Extremely Earnest Conservative Christianity has been going on for several years, ever since the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and the subsequent popularity of the Potter phenomenon.  Various concerns litter the landscape of Christian conversation

A common question that arises, in times of scandal, personal crisis and war is this: “Jesus commands us to forgive, but are we supposed to do that in the absence of repentance?” Here’s the short answer: Yes. Here’s the slightly longer answer, given by our Lord himself: “And whenever you

Prudence has acquired something of a bad name these days. It is easily associated with words like “prune”, “prude” and “George Bush” (“Wouldn’t be prudent.”). People think it is a synonym for “timidity”. But for St. Thomas, Prudence means something more like common sense. The prudent person is the one