Christmas is one of those times when some of the billions of acts of grace and goodness come to light, reminding us of all the other acts of grace and goodnes that never get noticed by mass media and are known only to God. For instance: Anonymous donors in the United States are paying off the layaway accounts of strangers, buying the toys and games set aside by impoverished parents for their children. The phenomenon began at Kmart stores across... Read more

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Funny you should ask! Ah me! That never gets old. Read more

By serendipity, another reader writes concerning Genesis and the Fall as well: I just finished re-reading your NCRegister post about evolution and the fall . Great article. It certainly articulates the answers to a question I’ve been struggling with better than I could articulate them myself. I’m hoping you can help me with a related question. My question relates to the problem of evil. I can get as far as moral evils being allowed due to free will, and human... Read more

A reader asks: After conversing with my brother-in-law (a baptized Catholic but practicing Baptist), he expressed an interest in understanding the relationship of evolution and Creation. He is, from my understanding, of the mind that the two are incompatible, but it also became clear that he’d never actually read the Creation narrative of Genesis, so I think he’s open to suggestions. Can you or your readers recommend any books from a Christian perspective on the compatibility of evolution and Christianity?... Read more

A reader writes: I’ve recently read the Bible passage in Luke where it’s stated that Zechariah was made mute because he did not believe in the angel Gabriel’s propehcy on the conception of his future son, John the Baptist. Contrasting this with the annunciation of Mary, who also questioned the angel, but was not made mute as well. From what I understand, it is because Zechariah doubted but Mary never once did. However, I cannot find it explicitly stated so... Read more

He writes: I’ve asked a question like this before on John C. Wright’s blog, but I figured I’d do well to get as many answers as I could.”There is safety where there is much counsel”, and all that. If all goes well I’ll be joining the Catholic Church this coming spring. My family is Protestant from head to toe, and though my immediate family seem okay (if wary) about my conversion, I suspect I’ll have to do some apologetic work... Read more

And verily it rawketh! Read more

…over a nephew’s philosophy. Read more

What is torture anyway? Golly, it’s just so hard to know. So, following their prescriptions, I will just keep pressing on with my experiments in pain technology till I find out: That is all! Read more