The occasional, often ill-considered thoughts of a Roman Catholic permanent deacon who is ever grateful to God for his existence. Despite the strangeness we encounter in this life, all the suffering we witness and endure, being is good, so good I am sometimes unable to contain my joy. Deo gratias!
Although I am an ordained deacon of the Catholic Church, the opinions expressed in this blog are my personal opinions. In offering these personal opinions I am not acting as a representative of the Church or any Church organization.
Father Samir Khalil Samir, S.J., an Islamic scholar and Catholic theologian based in Lebanon, is the author of dozens of books and hundreds of articles on a wide range subjects related to Christianity and Islam in the Middle East. In a recent article, published on the website, AsianNews.it, Father Samir describes the crisis currently facing Islam and how the West, which has completely lost sight of its Christian roots, doesn't have a clue about how to respond. Indeed, most westerners are oblivious to the fact that such a crisis even exists. This is one of those must-read articles if you want to understand what's behind much of the strife facing the Middle East today. You can access it here: Islam in Paralysis. And I also recommend Father Samir's latest book, published by Ignatius Press: 111 Questions on Islam
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