Category: Daily Column

From Prophet to Programmer.

When we consider four of Zechariah’s prophecies mentioned in yesterday’s column, we get a glimpse of bizarre predictions....

Us and prophecy.

All of us would like to know what the stock market is going to do tomorrow. Each of...

Separating wheat from weeds and sheep from goats.

As Catholic Fundamentalists see it, the Creation Program exists to let those whom God loves separate themselves from...

Why take Scripture seriously?

Why take Scripture seriously? Summing up one of Pascal’s most brilliant observations : “It is absolutely amazing that...

False alarms abound!

Table 1 Global deaths and death rates for various types of events, 1900-1989 and 1990-2006 Deaths per year...

So, what do we, who see the danger, do?

First, we understand that Hugh of St. Victor had it right. “Those who choose to do evil are...

Looters.

Those who make a living by looting are part of the body of the apostate angel. When St....

Considering the soul as a sponge.

A sponge soaks up all manner of things. So does the soul. A sponge can soak up fresh...

The Shape of the Soul.

The Shape of the Soul. On the rare occasions that we spend a few moments wondering what our...

“Esau have I hated.”

This passage occurs first in the last prophet, Malachi 1;3 and again in Romans 9;13. First, Esau sold...