Definition of “agnostic” (Oxford): “having a doubtful or noncommittal attitude toward something” “Behind the tireless efforts of the investigator there lurks a stronger, more
British woman who joined ISIS calls for beheading of Christians Headline, Christian Today, September 1st, 2014 New York man charged with hate crimes for seven
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Matthew 18:21
“Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider
“Music has power to soothe the savage breast.” William Congreve, The Mourning Bride “This so-called ‘music,’ they would have to concede, is in some way
Scientists are slowly waking up to an inconvenient truth—the universe looks suspiciously like a fix. The issue concerns the very laws of nature themselves. For
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Psalm 19A (KJV). “The laws of nature themselves tells us that not only
” . . . the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings”. Gerard Manley Hopkins “Your soul is the
“Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said. ‘One can’t believe impossible things.‘ I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I
Whether we will or not, we must suffer…There are two ways of suffering — to suffer with love, and to suffer without love. The saints
“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak;
“There was a young man who said, God Must think it exceedingly odd If he finds that this tree Continues to be When there’s no
“Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum” (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). -St. Ambrose “Fortunately, there
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything
“The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.” Galileo Galilei “Certain it is that a conviction, akin
\”What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower
“Now, may our God be our hope. He Who made all things is better than all things. He Who made all beautiful things is more
“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.)
Tantum ergo Sacramentum Down in adoration falling veneremur cernui;
\”Happy those who feast on wisdom and savor her knowledge, She will nourish and refresh them.\” Happy Those Who Feast on Wisdom, Hymn for the
This is a commentary on a fine article by Adam Drozdek (Associate Professor of Computer Science at Duquesne University), an article that has great insights
