The Situation In Iraq

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Debriefing points made by a returned Soldier: 1- Things are going very well, especially with the Iraqi National Guard taking over checkpoints and raids and gathering intel with the confidence of…

An Apology, Author Unknown

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT For good and ill, the Iraqi prisoner abuse mess will remain an issue. On the one hand, right thinking Americans will abhor the stupidity of the actions while on the other…

Proscription Of Clergy

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, I have realized that the Baha’i proscription of clergy is in fact a universal proscription for all religions — confirmed, without my seeing it till now, by practice at Puttaparthi and in Sai Centers worldwide. This is also confirmed by personal experience,…

How I Got To Be A Bus Driver!

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, Wasn’t easy! 🙂 Started in late 60s when I wondered just what the hell a theologian was going to do with their life in this secularized environment. Tried the futurist/communications consultant bit even before graduating seminary but theoretical interest got so far…

Churches Devolved Into Moral Clubs

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, Letter to Katherine A. Kersten regarding her essay of 17 September 1999 in the Wall Street Journal, To Hell With Sin. Your essay is very nice, right on the reality. The line that especially resonates with me is: Largely drained of doctrine, [the church] strikes…

On The Justification Of War

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT In Honor of Our Fallen Army Special Operations Soldiers and Navy SEALs The notion of a just war is discussed throughout Christian theological history and most theologians assert that there is…

Paradigm Shift For The Churches

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT I am very happy the subject of an ecclesiastical, even ecclesiological, paradigm shift is being discussed in the parish. For what they are worth, I am enclosing my thoughts on the…

Memorandum II: The Sai Era

RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Memorandum I is here. To: Whom It May Concern From: The Rev. David R.  Graham Date: October 4.  1994 Feasts of Sts. Francis of Assisi and Glenn Gould Subject: Jesus In India Within five…

Theology of the Mass – A Coup d’œil

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Second set of comments on a new Anglican Mass, plus, response to demand for verification of Pythagorean background of Christian theological formation. I am deeply saddened, as you must be also,…

The Story Of Adwaitha Hermitage

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT This Statement Composed 1992 And 2001 Adwaitha Hermitage is a Residence of Sanathana Dharma. The evolution of Adwaitha Hermitage has sprung from a Franciscan logos or germ.  It began in the…

Quintivium I: The Integration Of Inquiry

Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000 RAMANAM In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen. Quintivium I: The Integration of Inquiry, 1986-2010   (PDF) Quintivium II: Call To Curriculum Re-Formation, 2012 Quintivium: University Of The Professional Guilds, 2021 Quintivium III: Development History In Pedagogy, 2022 Countrymen, ORBIS NON SUFFICIT SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT Phenomena To…