Religion
The death of humanity
A man walks into an elementary school today. He carries a gun. He begins shooting until at least 26 people are dead, including 20 children, and himself. This type of story is not necessarily front page news anymore, except that this time, so many children were victims. I am sick. Are mass public killings on the rise?
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Our Lady of Guadalupe for atheists
I have many friends who are agnostic or even atheistic. The agnostic at least leaves the door open to the possibility of Mystery. The atheist doesn’t. I’d like to present a fascinating mystery for my readers who are atheists. The day was December 9th, 1531 …
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Jesus, are you really here?
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jYHPskzYhM] I took the Bread and then I took the Cup. This happened at Mass this morning. What happened? I encountered Christ. The Catholic Catechism explains: “The signs of bread and wine become, in a way surpassing understanding, the Body and Blood of Christ; they continue also to signify the goodness of…
Read MoreWhat kind of religion do we want?
“We do not really want a religion that is right where we are right. What we want is a religion that is right where we are wrong … “
Read MoreThe Media’s contraception collusion
“My generation thinks Romney and the Republicans are wrong on women’s issues.” The thirty-something woman who said this to me over Thanksgiving voted for Mr. Romney. I tried to clarify what she meant by “women’s issues.”
Read MoreLord of All Hopefulness
By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSet74NSDv0&feature=player_embedded] I played this song at last night’s Thanksgiving Mass at my church. I love this old Irish tune and posted a beautiful instrumental version above performed by the O’Neill Brothers. The lyrics by Jan Struthers are worth reading this Thanksgiving Day: *** Lord of All Hopefulness Lord of all hopefulness,…
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Post Election Thoughts
by Karen Quiner A few years ago, I was chilled to the bone while watching a documentary about the holocaust. It was done from a unique perspective, one I had never seen before. The documentary featured pictures and footage of ordinary Germans, most of them family-oriented, church-going folks, who went about the business of living…
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