Mike Rivage-Seul is a liberation theologian and former Roman Catholic priest. Retired in 2014, he taught at Berea College in Kentucky for 40 years where he directed Berea's Peace and Social Justice Studies Program. His latest book is "The Magic Glasses of Critical Thinking: seeing through alternative fact & fake news." Mike blogs at
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
The Long Reach of Pope Francis: how he (and Oscar Romero) touched our diocese & our parish If what happened in our diocese and parish is any indication, Pope Francis' impact will be more significant and lasting than most of us imagined.
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Sunday, February 2, 2014
Sunday Homily: The Enlightened Jesus (Like Us) Rejects the Religion of His Childhood This week a "poetic" reflection rather than a "sermon." Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Monday, December 14, 2020
Under the Radar and at Warp Speed Cuba Leads Latin America Towards Affordable Covid-19 Vaccines Cuba's example suggests that "people's vaccines" can be produced at warp speed and at low cost for the benefit of human beings rather than corporations.
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
U.S. Concentration Camps Are Already Worse than Hitler's U.S. concentration camps are every bit as brutal as Hitler's. In fact, the number of deaths connected with the U.S. system of concentration and extermination dwarfs the iconic number of six million incinerated, gassed, shot, or otherwise executed under Hitler.
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Thursday, December 24, 2015
Christmas Is Blasphemy: Take Jesus Out of It! For "Americans" Christmas is a typical winter festival and nothing more. It has little or nothing to do with the Jesus of history.
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
Five Reasons Why Christians Should Feel UNcomfortable Voting for Trump in 2020 Trump's God is not only unbiblical, he is also basically white, ethnocentric and specifically American.
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Sunday, February 23, 2020
The Most Revealing Take-Away from the Nevada Debate: Our Problems Have Been Solved SUNDAY HOMILY: Taken together, today's liturgical readings and Bloomberg's performance last Wednesday reveal that all the problems addressed in the debate have already been solved including religiously inspired terrorism which was not raised during last week's "show." Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Report from the Border: Christians Torturing Christians, Lawyers Following Jesus SUNDAY HOMILY: Here at the Tijuana border, sadistic cruelty on the part of professed Christians puts obstacle after illegal obstacle in front of mostly non-white fellow Christians seeking a healthier, safer life for their children and themselves Series: Mexican Border Diary (3 Articles, 7863 views), Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Marianne Williamson: The U.S. Is 100% Responsible for the World's Problems! Marianne Williamson's absolutely radical approach to politics supplies the simple key we've all been looking for to solve the endless problems on our national list, be it climate change, the threat of nuclear war, terrorism, or immigration. Series: Marianne Williamson for President (28 Articles, 44981 views)
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
(Sunday Homily) Christianity Is Communism! Jesus Was a Communist! This week's readings show that communism originated in Christianity. It doesn't come from Marx and Engels. Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Sunday, June 28, 2020
The Biblical Case for Black Supremacy SUNDAY HOMILY: The black voices resonating in our streets are far more perceptive, informed, and prophetic than anything we hear from white politicians and talking heads on TV. In effect, the tumult in the streets calls us to recognize the truth of black supremacy. Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Thursday, July 6, 2023
Does Artificial Intelligence Represent The Next Stage of Our Species' Evolution - Or Its Complete Devolution? Does AI represent the next stage of our species' evolution capable of surviving long after we have destroyed ourselves through climate change and perhaps even nuclear war?
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Sunday Homily: Is Liberation Theology Obsolete? Insights of the Enlightened Jesus Lately I've been wondering if in my thinking, teaching and writing I'm too concerned with politics, economics, and issues of oppression and liberation -- too influenced, perhaps, by liberation theology. Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
"War Dogs:" What Everybody Knows -- War Is All about the Money The "American" way of life is largely based on murder. Yet we refuse to put a stop to the killing. It's as if we see no alternatives, though they're staring us in the face.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019
A World on Fire: The Establishment's Counter-Revolution against Democracy The world is on fire not (as the NYT would have it) because of a revolt against populism. Instead, the rebellion is against neoliberal austerity, specifically anti-populist U.S. policy, and against capitalism itself.
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Sunday, April 30, 2023
Williamson & RFK Jr. vs. Biden & Harris = Democracy vs. An Unelected Bureaucracy SUNDAY HOMILY: It's time to support genuine alternatives to old incompetent Joe Biden. Marianne Williamson and RFK Jr. provide them. At the very least, we've got to push to get the three candidates up on the stage for a series of real debates. That's doable. Series: Marianne Williamson for President (28 Articles, 44981 views), Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Sunday, December 29, 2019
Republicans' Fake Good News About Jesus' Poverty SUNDAY HOMILY: If Jesus was poor and a refugee from state violence, the whole anti-poor, anti-refugee program of the Republican Party is nullified at least from the standpoint of faith. Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Sunday, October 21, 2018
Jesus' Supreme Court Choice: It Wouldn't Be Brett Kavanaugh SUNDAY HOMILY: Jesus' idea of judicial wisdom reflects "servanthood," self-sacrifice and putting the needs of others first. It is far more like what we witnessed in Dr. Blasey-Ford's testimony than what we heard in Judge Kavanaugh's harangue. Series: Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Sunday, February 26, 2023
About Ukraine, Even Marianne Williamson Has Sold Out To Imperialism & Conventional Thinking SUNDAY HOMILY: Last week Marianne Williamson published a piece called "The Tragic Conundrum of Ukraine." It uncritically parroted the liberal, neocon, U.S. party line about Ukraine. - anything but the "miraculous" thinking she describes and advocates. Series: Marianne Williamson for President (28 Articles, 44981 views), Sunday Homilies for Progressives (156 Articles, 266046 views)
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Saturday, June 3, 2017
Republicans Are Terrorists, Not Christians (Pentecost Sunday Homily) These violent Christian fundamentalists are no more "followers of Jesus" than ISIS fundamentalists are followers of Mohammed. Page 3 of 22 First Last Back Next 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View All |