Ignem Mittere in Terram
Like a rock (of ages) star, Pope Francis landed Washington today to rave previews. No question, this pope has charisma to spare after the last two duds, and Holy Mother
Vol.95.6: THE FLOCK
.President Obama got some great reviews for his eulogy for the Black victims of the Charleston massacre a couple of days ago. Segments went, as the saying goes these days, “viral.” It was
Vol.95.3: A DIVINE MADNESS
We have all seen the unfortunate person on street corner babbling incomprehensibly (to us) to some invisible imagined being. And we have all seen people praying before (and to) statues and
Vol.91.6: HAPPY ALL SAINTS DAY TO YOU
Capezzoli di St. Agatha, a Sicilian delicacy
[Slightly revised No. 23.3]
The day after Halloween, in the Roman Catholic Church, is “All Saints Day.” This is a good day to pray to the patron saint for bellyaches from eating
Vol.91.5: THINKING ABOUT THE MUZZIES (Again)
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[No. 44. 7: Revised and Expanded]
Recently, my cousin sent to me a link to a website that had been sent to her by a friend who, in recommending it’s veracity,
Vol.91.1: NOTES FROM MY OBAMA FILE, Part 1
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In just a little over two years we will be choosing a new president and, since this is America, we have already begun the campaign process. I am not announcing my candidacy today (two can play that
Vol.90.5: THE SCOURGE
Watching Hamas and the IDF go at it in the land that is called “holy” by both sides, but would more aptly be called The Bloody Land,
Vol.90.4: A GOD GENE?
“Atheism will always be a harder sell than religion, Pascal Boyer explains, because a slew of cognitive traits predispose us to faith.” Boyer is the author of
Vol.89.1: Creation Re-Boot (Re-Boat?)
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Lost passage from Genesis: Gen 2.0: And God felt that his computer had crashed when the humans he had created from his animation program had gone all crazy killing
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