Religion
“The signature of man”
What in the world was Luke thinking?
I refer to the writer of the third Gospel. In yesterday’s Gospel from the 24th chapter of Luke, one sentence leapt out at me:
“As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.”
Huh?
‘He was taken up to heaven?’
‘He parted from them?’
Good grief, Luke, this is big stuff! Doesn’t an event of this magnitude deserve a little punchier prose than you were able to muster? How ’bout something like this:
Read More“Fly to the Angels”
This extraordinary event has been portrayed in art down through the ages. I dramatized it in my recent musical, THE FIRE AND THE MERCY, The Pentecost Musical. I chose to focus on an aspect of the event not spoken of in scripture: Jesus’ goodbye to his Mother, Mary.
Read MoreThe only path to happiness
“Believe me… nobody can be truly happy in this world unless he is at peace with God.” -St. John Bosco
Read MoreAdvice for the ages
Peace begins with you and me
This is the final weekend to see THE FIRE AND THE MERCY, The Pentecost Musical
What a great run this has been!
THE FIRE AND THE MERCY, The Pentecost Musical enters its final weekend. It has been performed five times already to packed houses with three more performances left.
It is being performed in a dinner theater format in 7 Catholic and one Protestant church…
Read More“Eternal Trinity … you are a fire ever burning”
Another reason to be Catholic
The Book of Islam
If ever there was a religion ripe for satire, it would be Islam, right? So I’m wondering if the wise guys behind The Book of Mormon musical are planning an Islamic sequel?
The answer is…
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