John Forman

Ethical Fitness Through Moral Dilemmas

  Share... Relativistic, postmodern thinking has taught us the partial truth that every human being has a unique perspective on what they consider to be good, right and fair.  What we have lost in the process is access to teaching that exercises the moral muscle. We appear to... Read More

Developmental Aspects to Sin and Grace

Share...  ... "In all its forms," writes John Sachs, "sin consists in turning away from God... At its root, sin is idolatry." In describing the inescapable and universal nature of sin, Sachs claims that "none of us... can escape the effects of sin, even... Read More

Playing with levels at church

This is a homily that I gave at Mass two weeks ago on the Gospel of John that uses levels of development without referring to them per se. Hope you enjoy it!... -- j John 14:1-14... Let me tell you a story: 125 years ago (or so) there was a First Nations community, the Labrador Indians,... Read More

Second-tier prayer?

While there are a couple of dozen denominational expressions of Christianity, there are exponentially more available when we consider states and stages of development. Given that, we can easily find ourselves wondering, like the disciples in Luke 11, how we should pray. I think the... Read More