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Thursday, February 4th, 2021One month after the installation of my pacemaker, I’m well on the way to recovery. I missed a couple of days of work, but with paid sick leave and good insurance coverage, only a slight tingling on my chest remains. Reading the news, I can’t help but notice that I am abnormal for a working […]
Merry Christmas
Thursday, December 24th, 2020We live in a world of artificial lights. Light is all around us. It can even be with us twenty four hours if we want it. Natural light, however, brings so much joy. Who among us is not mesmerized by the glow of a candle, a fire or a star? Darkness is not simply the […]
Faith, Reason, Justice
Thursday, September 10th, 2020The Gospel that I learned as a child centered on the Gold Rule. Jesus said, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.†The principle is found in cultures around the world. Immanuel Kant, coming at the end of the […]
Generosity
Sunday, August 9th, 2020Matthew Chapter 20 starts with a parable about workers’ pay. An owner agrees to pay everyone a denarius at the start of the day. He then hires more workers periodically throughout the day, even when there was little daylight left. When it is time for the paycheck, the last hired were paid first. They received […]
Good Samaritan
Friday, May 29th, 2020The gospels are a rich source of wisdom. In simple parables, they offer role models for good behavior. They also highlight some bad behavior. Often these parables take an unexpected turn and contradict common sense. The Gospels turn our common beliefs on their heads. One of my favorite parables is the story of the Good […]
Keep Calm and Tell the Truth.
Saturday, March 7th, 2020Lies, not the truth, cause mass panic and paranoia. If the Chinese Communists had been open to the truth, the world would be a better place. At first, it tried to punish the dissenters. Only reluctantly did it decide to face reality. Dissent created the Modern World. Martin Luther, Copernicus, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Darwin, Plessy, Carson, […]
Christmas at the Vatican
Sunday, December 29th, 2019feuilleton: nom masculin (diminutif de feuillet) Film télévisé, histoire radiodiffusée en plusieurs épisodes de courte durée.
All Means All
Sunday, April 28th, 2019Let me repeat everything Jesus said about gays and lesbians. “____________________________” Nope. Nada. Hating gays and lesbians is not part of Christianity. Go back and read the Gospels. Love all. Care for all. All means all. “‘Not something to be flaunted, praised or politicized’: Franklin Graham blasts Buttigieg for being gay “
Abuse is about power and cruelty.
Monday, February 11th, 2019Abuse is not caused by celebacy. Abuse is not caused by sexual orientation.Abuse is not caused by theology. Abuse is about power and cruelty. As along as we allow people with power easy access to victims, abuse will continue. Stopping abuse requires immediate reporting, credible investigations and certain punishments. Abuse can happen in a family, […]