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Childhood Obesity

For most of time, plump, happy children were thought to be the picture of health. Not anymore. Not...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The Big Erasure!

The best, or, worst thing about Catholic Fundamentalism is how staggeringly it lets us see what’s happening. That’s...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Reading for April 22, 2011 – Good Friday

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Reading 1 Is 52:13—53:12 See, my servant shall prosper, he shall be...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Another Big Leap

When we realize that many of the people who are reliable purveyors of public opinions do a very...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Christ Knew What Judas Would Do, and Used it For…

The Body of Christ on earth always knows its enemies. Obvious enemies attack from without. The more dangerous...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The Garden Weeds Itself

The first person to make a protest about Christian generosity was Judas. He was greatly offended when expensive...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

A Big Leap

In order to get from here to there, we actually have to move. The higher we want to...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Erasing Christ, Destroying Time, Making History…

Within living memory, few complained about dating things B.C. and A.D. “B.C.” was understood to indicate the period...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

The Distortion of Time

The other side loves to distort time. They twist its simple flow, from the initial download of The...

Ceiling painting of Christ and his apostles

Where’s the Money? Why Care?

Those elected to Congress become wealthier after being in office. Some of their newfound wealth comes is in...