Copyright: Rebecca Hamilton. All rights reserved. The difference between writing and legislating is, to put it in Okie parlance, writing don’t matter. I’ve heard the old canard “The pen is mightier than the sword” all my life. Sounds great, doesn’t it? After all, Marx and Hitler both wrote books that laid waste much of the 20th century and whose insidious damage not only lingers, but is still active, like occult cancer cells in the social bloodstream that just won’t die.... Read more
Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons I’ve written about this before. There was a reason why I entered my anti-God period. It had a lot to do with violence against women and the indifference of the church — meaning the whole of Christianity — to that violence. I spent 17 years, wandering in the spiritual wilderness over this. When Jesus basically reached out and scooped me back into His arms, I was confounded. The unconditional, ecstatic love that He showered on... Read more
Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons I’ve written about this before. There was a reason why I entered my anti-God period. It had a lot to do with violence against women and the indifference of the church — meaning the whole of Christianity to that violence. In fact, it had a lot to do with an incident in which a church took a vote as to whether or not a rape victim should be forced to leave said church. I spent... Read more
Fox News reports that French police have cornered gunmen who are suspected in the terror attack that killed 12 people in Paris this week. It appears that the gunmen have taken a hostage. The suspects are said to Cherif and Said Kouachi. You can watch a live newsfeed here. From Fox News: The Islamist gunmen suspected of killing 12 people in an attack on a French satirical magazine were surrounded inside a printing house northeast of Paris Friday morning and... Read more
Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons And Jesus said I AM the way. I AM the bread of life. I AM the light of the world. I AM the good shepherd. I AM the door. I AM the way, the truth and the life. I AM the true vine. I AM the resurrection and the life. Before Abraham was, I AM. What do you think He meant? Read more
Book cover photo from Amazon Some days, the news speaks for itself. This is a roundup of stories about and reactions to the terrorist attack on the Paris newspaper Charlie Hebdo yesterday. Charlie Hebdo Attack: Man Turns Himself In, Two Brothers Still Sought. French Police Converge on small town after Paris attack suspects seen The Pen vs the Gun #JeSuisCharlie — Will Clemency and Kindness Prevail over Extremism? Muslims segregated from French society in growing Islamist mini-states Charlie Hebdo... Read more
Masked gunmen shouting Allah Akbar shot and killed 12 people and critically injured 4 others at a Paris newspaper earlier today. Reportedly armed with a Kalashnikov and a rocket launcher, the attackers are said to have hijacked a car, run over a pedestrian and shot at police officers in their escape from the scene. Two police officers are reported to have been killed. The target of the attack was a satirical publication called Charlie Hebdo, which in 2012 reprinted cartoons... Read more
Copyright Thierry Ehrmann, Flickr Commons, used with permission. So, Pope Francis is going to write an encyclical on the environment, and the right wing heretics, the left wing heretics, the corporatists and the nihilists are sharpening their knives. It would be a hopeful sign, that so many of our culture warriors and mega money-men are seemingly besotted with the pope to the point of losing all common sense. It would be. Except … They are not besotted with the Pope... Read more
Copyright: Wonderlane used with permission. The wise men r us. By that I mean they are that vast reach of overlooked humanity that had no part in God’s Covenant with Abraham. The wise men are you and me, who will be, at long last and as St Paul put it, “grafted” onto the original tree of life that God planted when He raised up first a man and his wife, then their family, and finally, a people, to be the flame... Read more
… and the Gospel must first be preached to all nations. Jesus Christ Pope Francis announced the appointment of 15 new cardinals today. The Holy Father chose men from all around the globe, representing such places of Xai-Xai, which is the capital of Gaza Province in Mozambique. He appointed new cardinals for Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam and Ethiopia. He also appointed a couple of new cardinals to Italy and one to Portugal. None of the new cardinals were from the... Read more
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