Now Reading
Planned books:
- Because God Is Real: Sixteen Questions, One Answer by Peter Kreeft
- Catholics and the New Age: How Good People Are Being Drawn into Jungian Psychology, the Enneagram, a by Mitch Pacwa
- The Shadow of His Wings: The True Story of Fr. Gereon Goldmann, OFM by Gereon Karl Goldmann, Gereron Goldmann
- The Catholic Family Handbook: Time-Tested Techniques to Help You Strengthen Your Marriage and Raise by Lawrence G. Lovasik
- Sharing the Faith With Your Child: From Birth to Age 6 by Chandler
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Author Archive
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missionary work: changing attitudes
Posted on July 2, 2010 | No CommentsPage W9 of the 7/2 WSJ speaks about a shift from spreading Christ’s word to an emphasis on living it. In 1910, the World Missionary Conference (of Protestant groups) held that the primary role of missionaries was to preach the gospel, build churches, etc. The 2010 conference (attended by [...] -
The Whey to go?
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsDid you know that whey, the by-product of making cheese, is a serious problem for the environment? 30% of milk volume becomes cheese, the rest is whey! Cheese makers try to add it to cow food, feed it to other animals, anything to get rid [...] -
Attacks on the Church: An Anti-Catholic Agenda?
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the New York Times, Letters to the Editor column, May 4, 2010: “As a Catholic, I am appalled at the now-daily assaults by the liberal media against the church. “There is no question that certain Catholic clergymen abused children and that certain members of the church’s [...] -
Islam, Christianity & Africa
Posted on April 26, 2010 | No CommentsThe World Religion Data Base 2010 reports that 59% of sub-Saharan residents are Christian, only 35% Muslim, the remainder being traditional African religions, atheists, etc. That surprised me. The Pew Research Centre interviewed 25,000 (!) sub-Saharans and found a high degree of mutual respect based on [...] -
I/m Baaaack!
Posted on April 1, 2010 | 1 CommentMea culpa, mea culpa, using such excuses as frolicking in South Carolina (well, visiting), fascination with the health care melodrama, March Madness, skiing & other distractions ( e.g., taxes!), I’ve been remiss in my blog homework! So here’s some food for thought”, gratis the 3/13 [...]