Sunday, in addition to being Easter, was also Earth Day. Earth Day always falls on the 22nd, and unlike the Philippines, we didn’t have the good sense to just move Earth Day to Monday to avoid stepping on the toes of Christians who think the Resurrection of God the Son is more important than “Mother Earth.”… Continue reading Easter and Earth Day
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Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow’s Inadvertent Proof for God
There’s an old saying about giving a man enough rope, and he’ll hang himself – the idea being that if someone is wrong or lying, the longer they go on, the more obvious this becomes. Well, Bantam Books gave Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow all the rope they wanted, and the result is The Grand Design, in… Continue reading Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow’s Inadvertent Proof for God
Why I’m Not a Young Earth Creationist
Today marks a new beginning in the Liturgical Year. Today’s first reading is Genesis 1:1-19, the first four days of Creation. Tomorrow, we’ll hear the last three days of Creation, and continue reading through Genesis, day by day, until next Friday. It’ll cover all of the major events of Genesis 1 to 11 (it skips things… Continue reading Why I’m Not a Young Earth Creationist
Aquinas of All Trades
Today, the Church celebrates one of Her greatest theologians, Saint Thomas Aquinas. Christopher has some good quotes of his up. The thing that I always find remarkable about St. Thomas Aquinas is that he was one of the most amazing Christians in virtually every field imaginable. There are some Saints who have particularly beautiful writings on… Continue reading Aquinas of All Trades
Obama on the Tuscon Shooting
Obama’s speech at the memorial service for those killed in the recent Tuscon shooting was beautiful, and he stood head and shoulders above those who have tried to exploit the massacre for quick political points. The speech was also chock full of religious references. It begins: To the families of those we’ve lost; to all… Continue reading Obama on the Tuscon Shooting
Emmanuel, God With Us
In honor of Christmas, I wanted to share something I read recently that I’ve been really enriched by. It relates to a comment Bill asked the other day, This week we hear in the readings the old testament prophesy about the one to come being called Emmanuel. Then we hear the angel tell Joseph to name… Continue reading Emmanuel, God With Us
Is God’s Omnipotence Self-Refuting?
The University of Cambridge has a series called Investigating Atheism, which calmly and fairly lays out the most popular arguments for atheism. One of the arguments had a twist I’d never heard before, so I thought I’d go ahead and respond to it: Another traditional argument claims that there is a logical incoherence involved in… Continue reading Is God’s Omnipotence Self-Refuting?
Songs of Praise and Prayers of Worship
It’s important that we take time in talking to God to step back from praying for things, and remembering just to praise Him for being God. And when it comes to true “worship” hymns and prayers, nobody beats Catholics (although there are some great non-Catholic contributions in this field, for sure). Anyways, I thought I’d… Continue reading Songs of Praise and Prayers of Worship
Albert Einstein and Religion
In the middle of Washington, D.C. is a memorial to Albert Einstein, complete with an enormous 21-foot tall statue of the scientist: There are three quotations on the bench he’s sitting on there: As long as I have any choice in the matter, I shall live only in a country where civil liberty, tolerance, and… Continue reading Albert Einstein and Religion
Are We to Worship Jesus Christ?
We’ve covered a lot of ground on the subject of Mormonism on the blog of late (and it really has been “we”: the contributions of Mormons like Seth, Murdock, and now James have proven invaluable). The latest topic has been whether or not it’s appropriate to worship Jesus Christ. In a 1982 talk given by… Continue reading Are We to Worship Jesus Christ?