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Jul 2019
I have been writing rather critically of the dominance of the ‘scientific mentality’ in preparation for writing about God the Creator and his creation. It is important to keep in mind here that science, as such, is not at all bad; the problem is found rather the reduction of all knowledge to science, which readily entails the reduction of all reality to that which is material and measurable. Now it is true that as recently as maybe 1900 science gave an image of the world that did indeed seem to favor atheism......
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July 12, 2019
A mind made to grasp reality, Part II
After criticizing the misleading and insidious distinction between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’ that pervades our educational system, corrupting the minds of youth, and destroying the capacity for real thought, I noted that it was not enough...
July 05, 2019
A mind made to grasp reality, Part I
Last week, writing about the distortions produced by the exaltation of science I described the insidious distinction between ‘fact’ and ‘opinion’. It is one of these seemingly innocuous and evident ‘axioms’ that already contain hidden...
June 28, 2019
The Deception of “Fact and Opinion”
Last Sunday, I began a new series on the foundational importance of faith in God the Creator. During the past couple of centuries, at least, faith in the Creator has been undermined by a perceived...
June 22, 2019
Creation and Science: The limitations of science
Last Sunday I gave some advice and admonition regarding keeping the faith during summertime. I noted there that summer is a time in which we enjoy in a special way the good things of God’s...
June 14, 2019
Summertime
School is out for some and almost out for others, the cherry harvest is ready to begin, and summertime is upon us. For some this means hard work, for others vacation. For a great many...
May 31, 2019
Modesty in Dress II: Women’s clothing
Last week I began writing about modesty in dress, but I put off the controversial subject of women’s clothing until this week. Once we start talking about different clothing for men and women we need...
May 17, 2019
Modesty of words and actions in the Church
Last week I wrote about modesty of words and actions in family life. This week now I need to speak about modesty of words and actions in the life of the Church. Our identity has,...
April 12, 2019
Holy Week
Today, Palm Sunday we begin Holy Week. In many Spanish speaking countries Holy Week is a vacation time, people go to the beach and enjoy themselves. That was not the original idea of stopping work...
March 29, 2019
The word “Mass” and the meaning of “Ite, Missa est.”
In writing about the celebration of the Mass ‘ad orientem’ (with the priest facing the tabernacle or Cross) I have placed a very strong emphasis on the Mass as a sacrifice and not just a...