How I dreaded the “visitation.” Having to see my father’s dead body. Having to meet and greet well-wishers while being in a highly emotional state. What a horrible ordeal this is going to be, I thought. And yet, the visitation on Thursday night was strangely
If a dog is killed through someone’s negligence, is the owner entitled to compensation for just the monetary value of the animal (usually not much) or also for the “sentimental value” that come from the owner’s emotional attachment to the pet? After all, family heirlooms–such
Stephen King is the living master of horror fiction and a pretty darned good writer by any standard. NPR has an interesting interview with him on the occasion of his new novel, Joyland (which sounds like a good one), in which he affirms his belief
Funerals being on my mind lately, I offer you an essay I wrote that was published in Table Talk. It is entitled “A Tale of Two Funerals.” (more…)
A new Pew study has found that women are the main breadwinners in 40% of American households. Much of this is due to the rise in single-mothers, but an increasing number of wives just earn more than their husbands. Read the details after the jump
My heart isn’t in blogging today. I’m certainly not in the mood to complain about the culture, worry about politics, or pick theological arguments. Death gives a different kind of perspective, an eternal perspective, that, for all its hurt, is healthy for me to consider.
Statistics about the number of Christian martyrs today: A top Vatican official has said around 100,000 Christians are killed every year for reasons linked to their faith and pointed to the Middle East, Africa and Asia as the biggest problem areas. Monsignor Silvano Maria Tomasi
Well, in our travels, we went through Moore, seeing the devastation that was truly awful–in the sense of both “terrible” and in the older sense of “awe-inspiring.” A whole swathe of the city, marking the twister’s path, just obliterated, with houses, businesses, and other structures
The BBC reports that new information about American oil and gas supplies, thanks to our vast shale deposits and the new ability to extract energy from them, will shake up the world’s economy. From BBC News – US shale oil supply shock shifts global power
Yesterday was Trinity Sunday, in which we reflect on the One true God who consists of three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. That God is a unity of distinct persons means that we can accurately say that He is love, love
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