Category Archives: Catholic Faith & Inspiration

Good spirits

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Jorge Costales

I just had my 1st Harvey Wallbanger.  I watched my attentive host, Santiago, go about the task of preparing it in a diligent manner. He began by pouring Grey Goose vodka into tall glasses from an upside down rack and … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis denies the dignity of the Cuban dissident

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jorge Costales

Just when you thought this Papal visit couldn’t get any more dispiriting to Cuban dissidents, it did. The following questions were asked of Pope Francis on his plane trip leaving Cuba: Rosa Flores, CNN: We understand that more than 50 … Continue reading →

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The Pope? How many additional Parishes does he want?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Jorge Costales

Stalin famously mocked the moral authority of the Catholic Church by asking “how many divisions” the Pope had. Perhaps he should have just sarcastically inquired as to how many safeguarded Parishes would be required to have them look the other … Continue reading →

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Joan had the Dauphin, we got Francis

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Jorge Costales

Did you hear the one about the Papal encyclical whose subject matter was only on the radar of the enemies of the Church, while ignoring the rising level of violence against Christians residing in the Muslim world as the centuries-old … Continue reading →

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People of faith deserve to be remembered by people of faith

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Jorge Costales

Update on June 27th: It was not hard to see a secular spin coming in this tragedy, but the push back from the black Christian community has been inspiring. Michael Wear in Christianity Today is tired of people attempting to … Continue reading →

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John Lennox imagines humble Christians

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Jorge Costales

There is a scene from The Exorcist which reminds me of how I used to think of Christians who interpret the Book of Genesis literally. When exorcism was first suggested as shock therapy to Chris MacNeil by the Clinic Director, … Continue reading →

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John Lennox imagines humble Atheists

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Jorge Costales

It is common for pop culture favorites, e.g., Bill Maher [59] and Jon Stewart [52], to ridicule religion and argue that it is a natural enemy to science. It helps that their audiences are probably as disinterested in science as … Continue reading →

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What to do when God appears to say no?

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Jorge Costales

How do we react when God does not seem to respond to our petitions? Do we become Morris Albert groupies? A WSJ article by Gregory Cootsona gives us a glimpse into how the great C.S. Lewis navigated the issue: Finally, … Continue reading →

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Unlike Cain and Abel

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Jorge Costales

I visited my father Adolfo’s gravesite on Fathers Day with his grown grandkids whom he never met. Our next stop was to visit his 92-year-old younger brother and my dear uncle, Ramiro, who is in a Hialeah rehabilitation facility. He … Continue reading →

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D-Day Inspiration, Lt. Robert Patrick Mathias

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Jorge Costales

Lacking any direct connection to those who served in WWII, my appreciation of them has over time come to be symbolized in one hero — described in historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1994 book, D-Day, June 6, 1944 — the impressive … Continue reading →

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