Introduction Last Trinity Sunday our priest talked about trying to understand the Trinity, the fundamental mystery of our Catholic faith. He solicited analogies from the
“This so-called ‘music,’ they would have to concede, is in some way efficacious to humans. Yet it has no concepts, and makes no propositions; it
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.¹ —John 20:16 (KJV) Lord, enlighten our minds!—
“Be not afraid of faith: some are born with faith, some achieve faith, and some have faith thrust upon them.” (with apologies to William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.)
“What you seem to be implying, however, is a hitherto undiscovered mechanism whereby the genome takes control of its own evolution, somehow sensing the right
We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Human life is
Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But
It is also necessary—may God grant it!—that in providing others with books to read I myself should make progress, and that in trying to answer
Our mission is particularly experienced in our celebration of liturgy, which features Anglican traditions of worship while conforming to Catholic doctrinal, sacramental and liturgical standards.
God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him” (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of
The one thing worse than a theology that attempts to draw connections between physics and God is a theology that believes it has no need
“Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with
Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the
Jesus said unto him, “Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed. —John
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A
But is it possible that probability brings certainty? —Blaise Pascal, “Pensees,” 496 This is the third article in a series on faith, probability and
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. —Proverbs 16:33 How do we interpret probability? This article
INTRODUCTION: MY APPROACH TO PROBABILITY This article is a response (of a sort) to Bob Drury’s excellent piece, “Prudence, Prejudice and Probability.” That article in
Your soul is the ship, the Holy Spirit is the wind; he blows into your will and your soul goes forward… —Fr. Francis Libermann,
I did not know yet how far they were from the human heritage I ascribed to them. —H.G. Welles, The Island of Dr. Moreau
‘It looks full of hard words and signs and numbers, not very entertaining or understandable looking, and I wonder whether it will make people
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of
