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Rearranging the seats on the deck…

If you haven’t heard yet, Bishop Olmsted of the Roman Church has excommunicated a Sister of Mercy who served on the ethics committee at a hospital for her role in the decision to end the pregnancy of a woman whose death was a certainty if the baby was carried to …Read the Rest

The Monkey Business of Religion – Part 4
Catholic

The Monkey Business of Religion – Part 4

Divine Acton.  How do we understand and talk about God acting in the world if everything is evolving? So to …Read the Rest

Tao and the Divine Simplicity
Philosophy

Tao and the Divine Simplicity

NOTE: This paper was written quite some time ago so please keep that in mind as you read this.  I …Read the Rest

The Monkey Business of Religion – Part 3
Philosophy

The Monkey Business of Religion – Part 3

As mentioned in my previous posts, Part 1 and Part 2, I will now take up issue 2, the Image …Read the Rest

The Naked Now…
Ethics

The Naked Now…

I’ve just finished attending a study group at Grace Cathedral for Richard Rohr’s latest book, The Naked Now: Learning to …Read the Rest

The Transcendental Method of Bernard Lonergan
Catholic

The Transcendental Method of Bernard Lonergan

I. Introduction Fr. Bernard J.F. Lonergan, S.J. was a member of the Thomistic school, a tradition which contains a variety …Read the Rest

What does an atheist and a fundamentalist have in common?
Philosophy

What does an atheist and a fundamentalist have in common?

They both believe that evolution disproves the existence of God. This is interesting to me because it also reveals that …Read the Rest

OMG Charlie Darwin
Music

OMG Charlie Darwin

I’ve discovered the musical group The Low Anthem, thanks to Letterman.  They played a song on his show the other …Read the Rest

Does God Know the Future?
Philosophy

Does God Know the Future?

Allow me to indulge in a little thought exercise. I think it would be safe to say that most Christians …Read the Rest

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