
God, Not Man, Makes Climate
“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of

“When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness

Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us

“Never be too hard on the man who can’t give up drink. It’s as hard to give up the drink as it is to raise

INTRODUCTION Before the Covid lockdowns, I had the privilege of being a lector for the Easter Vigil Mass at our local nursing home. The nun

“ Ye have heard that it hath been said, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, Love your

The witnesses of the Cross and Resurrection of Christ have handed on to the Church and to mankind a specific Gospel of suffering. The Redeemer

One definition of “love”: In religious use: the benevolence and affection of God towards an individual or towards creation; (also) the affectionate devotion due to

And if some of the branches be broken off [i.e. the Jews], and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and

This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness

“One day we will again see our animals in the eternity of Christ.” attributed to Pope Paul VI, consoling a boy who had lost his

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

“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

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

Be confident small immortals. You are not the only voice that all things utter, nor is there eternal silence in the places where you cannot

…when I was not prey to the temptations of this world, I devoted my nights to imagining other worlds. … There is nothing better

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

I’ve wondered, since my conversion, why some found it so much harder to believe in God than in Science. When I was younger in college,

At the Easter Vigil, the journey along the paths of sacred Scripture begins with the account of creation. This is the liturgy’s way of telling

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind

[Feynman] “Do you know calculus?” [Wouk]”I admitted that I didn’t.” [Feynman]”You had better learn it…It’s the language God talks.” —Herman Wouk, conversation with Richard Feynman

A MOST IMPORTANT UNANSWERED QUESTION Here’s a question that science has asked and not yet definitively answered: “How did life on earth begin some 3.6