Daily Thoughts Archive

  • Attacks on the Church: An Anti-Catholic Agenda?

    Attacks on the Church: An Anti-Catholic Agenda?

    From 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 [...]

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  • More on forgiveness

    More on forgiveness

    Awhile back, Sarah wrote a blog post on forgiving with the heart. I’ve thought a lot about that recently as my mind mulls over events surrounding someone who I have a hard time dealing with (don’t we all have someone?). The other day I was [...]

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  • etc. by sarah: the edge

    etc. by sarah: the edge

    God does seem at times to take us right to the edge. Rarely do we understand it. It frightens us. I don’t think it would be good for us to understand. We would just get in the way of what He’s trying to accomplish. “God [...]

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  • etc. by sarah: an observation

    etc. by sarah: an observation

    Just an observation: during the general intercessions the Mass is at times offered for the intention of a particular person. A loved one. Out of respect for that person and for the family who had the Mass offered for them do you not think that [...]

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  • Islam, Christianity & Africa

    Islam, Christianity & Africa

    The 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 [...]

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