Religion
Pentecost
“Sign and Reality”
What hymn was more fitting than Panis Angelicus?
Yesterday was my mother-in-law’s Mass of Christian burial. She died a week ago…
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My mother-in-law, Ann, has lived with me for the past fifteen years.
I know this kind of arrangement wouldn’t work for everyone, but it did for Karen and me. Mom was truly one of my best friends.
She died at home on Saturday in Karen’s arms…
Read MoreFeel happy, spend some time in Cana
Politics make me mad. Religion makes me happy.
I write about them both on this blog because the subjects are interconnected. So-called same-sex marriage aggravates me because it corrupts both the timeless secular and religious definitions of marriage, which is based on the fruit of the union of one man and one woman: children.
On the other hand, the beautiful scriptural account of the Wedding at Cana makes me happy, because it showcases God’s love for us in profound and varied ways.
Read MoreA clash of faiths
May 13th, 5PM
Two men with the potential to change the world were shot and died in 1968.
Two men with the potential to change the world were shot and lived in 1981.
Why did events go so differently in 1981?
Read MoreIslamic sensibilities
I don’t know who scares me more: liberals or conservatives
Modern American liberalism has morphed into something monstrous…
Read MoreThe power of women
“When a man loves a woman, he has to become worthy of her. The higher her virtue, the more noble her character, the more devoted she is to truth, justice, goodness, the more a man has to aspire to be worthy of her. The history of civilization could actually be written in terms of the…
Read MoreGay marriage ruling may force Catholic schools to shutter their doors
There is a special place in heaven for anyone who sits on the Board of Education for a Catholic school.
It is a time-consuming, thankless job guaranteed to make some people mad due to the inevitable tough decisions that have to be made.
One of the perennial tough decision has to do with teachers’ salaries. Budgets are tight in Catholic Schools. Tuition doesn’t come close to covering their costs. Catholic schools depend on parish subsidies to keep their doors opened…
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