Tag: St. Paul

Constants.

It’s fun to stand on a partly full inner tube. As we shift back and forth, there’s a little “bounce”. If someone else stands on the tube with us, the bulges grow. If two or three people join us, which can be easily seen on a truck-tire inner tube, the rubber around the bulges gets […]

The Proclamation of the Kingdom.

The Proclamation of the Kingdom. Pope John-Paul II added the “Luminous Mysteries” to the Holy Rosary. They cover five of the things that Jesus did between the Finding in the Temple and the Agony in the Garden. Proclaiming The Kingdom of God is the Third Luminous Mystery. By that Proclamation, mankind was divided into those […]

Passing the bar

Every profession has a test that must be passed. Doctors have to pass medical requirements, accountants must be certified, and lawyers must pass the bar exam. Such exams are an earthly, human reflection of God’s reality. He has an exam that must be passed before one can gain entry into His Kingdom. God gives all […]

Catholic Fundamentalism

God programmed such a fascinating world, with such fascinating people and possibilities (see above column, for instance), that we are often distracted from Him. He programmed particles, compiled them into structures, and let us, the kings of creation, move among what He made just to see if we would move toward or away from Him. […]

Iraq

Pope John Paul II was opposed to the Iraq war. There were over a million Chaldean Catholics in the region, and Saddam needed them to add to his bloc of minorities. One of the Pope’s fears was that if the majority Shiites took over from Saddam’s minority Sunnis, the Chaldean Catholics would be exterminated the […]