James Muchiri
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James Muchiri
@muchaz45
Believer. Debtor to Grace. Engineer. Energy Practitioner. Rural Electrification/Mini-grids.



> born in traditional Roman Catholic home in New England > entered seminary at 17 > became a reactionary liberal in response to institutionalized NOrmie conservative Catholicism > realized that progressive Catholicism was inextricably tied to banal liturgy and moral confusion > “Lex orandi, lex credendi”; re-embraced the TLM > realized I didn’t have to choose between Catholic social teaching and traditional liturgy, became trad > left seminary in 2016 to pursue academic path > became Orthodox inquirer after wrestling with questions of papal infallibility & jurisdiction, messy history of the Church > realized that in the early Church, papal primacy carried with it *actual* jurisdictional authority (not just “primacy of honor”) > realized that in the Eastern Orthodox world, there is no consensus as to what constitutes a valid baptism; some jurisdictions rebaptize Catholics, others just receive via Chrismation; realized that the concept of “economy” was used to mask major ecclesiological issues > realized that Eastern Orthodox teaching on contraception and divorce & remarriage was a capitulation to then-Imperial pressure and was less about the Gospel’s call to asceticism and theosis > realized the importance of being in communion with Rome as a mark of full catholicity > officially became Eastern Catholic (Melkite) > happily Catholic, irenic and warm to EOs and Protestants, praying they enter full communion with Christ’s Holy and Catholic Church



Sounds like Tucker Carlson is learning this the hard way. "And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse." Genesis 12:3









If the primary American divide is between right and left, then Talarico isn’t that interesting. There’s a long history of progressive religious activism in the United States, just as there is a long history of conservative religious activism. Yet if the primary American divide is between decent and indecent, then the equation changes. Talarico shines. nytimes.com/2026/03/08/opi…















