Category Archives: Catholic Faith & Inspiration

John Wooden and what’s important

A man of great Christian faith and a great American passed in June of 2010, a few months shy of turning 100. The Christian in me was happy for his Judgment Day and much anticipated reunion wife his wife of … Continue reading

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In the name of the Son and imperfection

One of my favorite writers is the columnist George Will. Will wrote about his son on his 40th birthday: Jon was born just 19 years after James Watson and Francis Crick published their discoveries concerning the structure of DNA, discoveries … Continue reading

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Through the eyes of a believer

Quick, what do you see in the photo to the right? Go ahead and click on it, I’ll wait. If you see the mid-section of a male who recently underwent successful bypass surgery, the good news is that you are … Continue reading

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Castros si, dissidents no: What’s going on?

For the same reasons I was disappointed in Pope Benedict’s failure to meet with any dissidents on his trip to Cuba, I looked forward to hearing a defense of the Benedict / Ortega / Wenski position, especially from people I … Continue reading

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How the Vicar of Christ has evolved

How much has the Vicar of Christ evolved? He no longer feels the need to commiserate with the oppressed. It was disheartening to observe the symbolism of Pope Benedict choosing to meet with aging dictators and none of the oppressed, … Continue reading

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Jesus Came To Take Away Your Sins Not Your Brain

In my pre-concert information overload stage, I was surprised to read that back when U2 released the by now iconic song, I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For in 1987, there was criticism from certain elements of the Christian … Continue reading

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When The Dead Are Just Missing?

When are the dead just missing? When describing them as dead constitutes admission that abortion is the taking of a human life. So if you are a supporter of abortion rights and evidence is presented to document a shortage of … Continue reading

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Mother Teresa, Grace And Existential Hamsters

By the end of this post, a part of you might be envying that hamster for the following reason.  It remains blissfully unaware of its inability to out-run the treadmill, let alone the fact that it may be generating electricity … Continue reading

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God and imagination

The greatest Christian writers of the last century — C.S. Lewis [Chronicles of Narnia], G.K. Chesterton [The Ethics of Elfland, a chapter in Orthodoxy], and J.R.R. Tolkien [Lord of the Rings] — loved fairy tales. The reason is that those … Continue reading

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What are we not aware of today?

Quick test.  I will give you two sets of facts and events and you pick those which you think matter most today and beyond?  As background, assume we have been dropped into Poland in 1918?  Here are the first set … Continue reading

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