Category: Daily Column

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Self-inflicted stupidity can be cured.

Liberals often say that conservatives are “stupid”. No one seems to mind. Conservatives, of course, are not allowed...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Battling prophets.

In Today’s Reading, there is one real prophet and one false prophet. The difference is now clear. The...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Someday, an end-of-the-world prediction will be…

A classic cartoon pictures a bearded man carrying a sign proclaiming that “The End is Near!” People have...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Gossip makes salvation difficult.

As soon as we hear of someone making a mistake, there’s an urge to tell other people about...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Don’t we need a new economic system?

Persistent pleas come from people who are so unhappy with the way things are that they endlessly ask:...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

When money drops from the sky, clever people take…

A month ago, my wife and I spent eight hundred and fifty dollars on two sets of earrings...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

God hates idols and idol-worshippers.

Most citizens spend a great deal of time complaining about government shortcomings. All complaints boil down to one...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Angels sometimes appear as living holograms.

Today’s reading, from Acts 12:1-11, prompts a new, Catholic Fundamentalism view of angels. The reading begins with an...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

God’s priorities are better than ours.

Most of us prefer a closet full of clothes to a houseful of children. We are wrong to...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Bursting bubbles bring in higher tax revenue.

The United States is now so productive that unemployment no longer brings automatic poverty. The unemployed are able...