New on the Blogroll: Never Give Up

Earlier today, I linked to a post in John Janaro's blog:

• Never Give Up
  • "An ordinary man engages the circumstances of daily life, seeking to draw closer to the Mystery who gives meaning to everything."

Professor Janaro's blog is in the blogroll now, under - what else? - Blogs.

"Professor?!"

Here's what I found in Never Give Up's sidebar:

"John Janaro is Associate Professor Emeritus of Theology at Christendom College. He is a Catholic theologian, and a writer, researcher, and lecturer on issues in religion and culture. His most recent book is NEVER GIVE UP: MY LIFE AND GOD'S MERCY. He is married to Eileen Janaro and has five children."
(About Me, Never Give Up)

John Janaro's post discusses an assumption I've run into fairly often:

• "Is Christianity an Oppressive Imposition of Rules?"
  Never Give Up (July 23, 2012)

The short answer to that question is 'no.'

Sure, we've got rules: but they're not 'oppressive,' and - we get help.

"... We are not just burdened with a bunch of rules, and then left alone. People are afraid to embrace the demands of Christian morality because they think they have to do it themselves. But this is not what Christianity proposes. We are not 'by ourselves' and we are not left in the hands of our own power.

"People need to hear and see this witness...."
(Never Give Up (July 23, 2012))

I'm looking forward to reading more in Never Give Up.

Vaguely-related posts in A Catholic Citizen in America:

• "Faith, Works, and Spirituality for Dummkopfs"
  (October 5, 2011)
• "Loving Neighbors: Even the One Who Stole Our Gospel Book"
  (September 4, 2011)
• "Faith, Rules, and Knowing Why"
  (May 24, 2011)
• "Christianity: A Religion of Hope"
  (May 5, 2011)
• "We Won: Quite a While Ago"
  (January 13, 2011)