Here I Am, LordJohn Michael Talbot I, the Lord of sea and skyI have heard my people cryAll who dwell in dark and sinMy hand will saveI who made the stars of nightI will make their darkness brightWho will bear my light to them?Whom shall I send? Here I am, LordIs it I, Lord?I have...
Category: Christian
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What do Christians Mean by Free Will?
Free Will simply means we have choices. God does not coerce us to take only one option.
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Does the “Good of the Many Outweigh the Good of the One?”
I am probably not quoting Star Trek correctly, but you get the idea. When do the needs of one person outweigh the needs of the community? It’s a question I struggled with throughout my career as a nurse educator. What to do with the poor student? In the days when nurses were trained in hospitals,...
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Comments on Today’s Catholic News May 16, 2019
Canada has a Charter of Freedoms just as the US has a Bill of Rights. Both countries guarantee the right of citizens to practice their religion. Unless, of course, it conflicts with liberal policies and beliefs. Canada has now become an official bully. Trampling on the rights and freedoms of health care practitioners. What boggles...
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Some Articles in Today’s News 3/29/2019 that Caught my Attention
A biopic of Clare Booth Luce. I realize that most people are not gifted with genius but few in the news can compete with what this woman accomplished in her life time. She exemplified the American dream: starting with “all the cards stacked against her” she managed to “pull herself up by her bootstraps.” Where...
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Christian Leaders are Called to a Higher Standard
“We love God only as much as we love the person we love the least.” Gandhi was quoted as saying that he would convert to Christianity if he ever met a Christian who practiced his faith. Gandhi had read the New Testament and was convinced by the message. Although he had Christian clergy as friends,...
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What is Christian Love?
Christian love is a choice we make every moment of our lives to live up to the example of Jesus and his teachings. Christian love is not a feeling; it is a decision about how to behave toward others. It is difficult to love a God we cannot see. If we are convinced that we...
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Are Philosophical Questions Different from other kinds of Questions?
An overview of what Philosophy is as a field of study and examples of philosophical questions.
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Cafeteria Christians or Heretics?
When I read Dale Ahlquist’s book on Chesterton (G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense, Ignatius 2003), especially the chapter devoted to Heretics, I saw many similarities between Chesterton’s description of heretics and my understanding of the concept “Cafeteria Christians.” Cafeteria Christians are people who pick and choose the parts of the Bible they...
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An Unexpected Consequence of Imaginative Prayer
I was introduced to imaginative prayer when on a retreat. The retreat master introduced us to Anthony de Mello and his meditation methods. Years later, I was introduced to the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola which rely heavily on the use of imagination. The Rosary also relies on imagination to visualize the lesson...