Have you ever wondered why some of the rules of evidence in Scripture are so strict? Read the New Testament account of the trial of Jesus. Look at the words of the high priest as he confronts Our Lord Jesus Christ. He is utterly frustrated because of the testimony of the witnesses. Now the chief […]
Newsweek – We Are All Hindus Now
America is not a Christian nation. We are, it is true, a nation founded by Christians, and according to a 2008 survey, 76 percent of us continue to identify as Christian (still, that’s the lowest percentage in American history). Of course, we are not a Hindu—or Muslim, or Jewish, or Wiccan—nation, either. A million-plus Hindus […]
Come to our Grand Opening!
My postings have been a little shorter than normal lately because we are preparing for our Grand Opening Celebration of our new storefront. Yes, we have made it from a smaller, darker, dingier storefront to a storefront in downtown Melbourne, Florida! We have been busy painting, decorating, and arranging the new place, even though we […]
On mistaken assumptions about God
I like this cartoon. Sadly, it says what is all too common. In most of the First World countries, the fable has taken hold that we can do whatever we wish, and God will forgive it. We are like the people in the bar who begin to drink and drink and begin to misbehave. And, […]
On Vampires and Christianity
Ok, ok, so all this talk about literature got me thinking about vampires. Hm, so why would a priest think about vampires? Ahh, you can’t guess? From where do vampires come, according to the original Dracula tale? Dracula lives in Transylvania in today’s Romania. What is the largest faith in Romania? Why Orthodox, of course! […]
More Christian science fiction
On the right is another book of Christian speculative science fiction. It is an anthology that tackles the implications of various “taken-for-granted” science fiction conventions as seen through Christian eyes. Frankly, most “Christian” science fiction is really a type of allegory. Even C.S. Lewis’ space trilogy is really allegory in the guise of space soap […]
John has a demon; Jesus is a winebibber
St. Luke 7:33-35 — For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, “He has a demon.” The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, “Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” But wisdom is justified by all her children. […]
San Juan de la Cruz
Father Greg recently made a comment in response to a person who asked about the “charismatic” experiences that many of us have had. He said: John of the Cross and perhaps others have noted that conversions are often accompanied by extraordinary “consolations” which are transitory. However, sometimes, a person will create problems for themselves by […]
Healthcare and the CIA World Factbook
An objection was made to my quoting the World Health Organization regarding our healthcare system and whether it is the best in the world. Those of you who read the post yesterday will have seen that the WHO ranks our healthcare system as only 37th in the world. The objection was made that the WHO […]
Top world healthcare systems
OK, so it is time to cut to the chase. One of the phrases we hear in the USA is that we have the best healthcare system in the world. But, is that true? Hmm, the answer is, “no.” Let’s look at the rankings of the World Healthcare Organization as to healthcare systems. The WHO […]
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