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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...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Sunday, July 1, 2012 Weekly Reading. Only the…

Today’s Reading from the Book of Wisdom is a wonderful description of the Catholic Fundamentalism view of Creation....

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The monkeys have taken over the circus.

A well-run circus keeps the animals safely locked away. Monkeys are clever. They have to be carefully locked...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

How to deal with political tyranny.

Today’s First Reading: 2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent envoys to Hezekiah with...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Are we running out of time?

Yesterday’s column discussed a little-known fact: the Sunday that The Church dedicates to John the Baptist is the...