This blog seeks out whatever is true in art, music, literature, film, and elsewhere in order to reveal the beauty of holiness on this journey towards the Good Life.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is well known for his defense of civil liberties. In both his words and actions, he made clear his commitment to defending the dignity of all. His "Letter from Birmingham Jail" speaks about the importance of acting according to one's conscience. Click on the image above to read the full text.
"How does one determine whether a law is just or unjust? A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality. It gives the segregator a false sense of superiority and the segregated a false sense of inferiority. Segregation, to use the terminology of the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, substitutes an "I it" relationship for an "I thou" relationship and ends up relegating persons to the status of things. Hence segregation is not only politically, economically and sociologically unsound, it is morally wrong and sinful."
Doctrine: morality, conscience
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Wonderfully Made
Danielle Rose set Psalm 139 to music in this song that speaks beautifully about life. The anniversary of Roe vs. Wade is January 22.
Doctrine: dignity of the human person, Scripture
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Saving the Runt
This clip highlights the sanctity of life while also providing an opportunity to discuss the value of human life. Fern does not see the difference between the life of the newborn pig and the newborn child. She acts according to her conscience in undertaking to care for Wilbur. This clip could begin a discussion on the fifth commandment.
Doctrine: Life, Morality
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