On the Claim that “Everything Happens for a Reason”
Here’s the thing: I certainly get why “Everything happens for a reason” can be irritating to suffering people when it is meant (or taken to
December 8, 2022
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Ghosts
One thing you will search in vain for in the Catechism of the Catholic Church is any discussion of the phenomenon of ghosts. That doesn’t
December 7, 2022
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How Do I Feed People?
Following up on yesterday’s post, I ask simply, “How do I feed people?” For me, the biggest reality behind my encounter with Jesus was discovering
December 6, 2022
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I’ve been thinking and praying
I feel… restless and dissatisfied with myself. I don’t spend a lot of time talking about my interior life, largely because I fear and distrust
December 5, 2022
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December 3, 2022
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On Attributing the Gospels to Their Authors
Decades ago, it was the fashion to say, “Shakespeare was not written by Shakespeare but by somebody else of the same name”. That fashion died
December 2, 2022
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