Lecture Notes: Fate and Free Will
Defining the concepts and examining arguments favoring each as the dominant force in human life.
Category: Religion and Faith
Suggestions for Lenten Prayer, Fasting, and Alms-Giving
This article was originally published on quora.com as an answer to the question “How can I observe Lent this year.” Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving in preparation…
An Easter Sunday Reflection
Published in WERE OUR HEARTS NOT BURNING WITHIN US? Lenten Book of Reflections for the Church of St. Catherine of Siena in Moscow, Pennsylvania.
Why the Holidays Are Happy
Every year in December, people of the Jewish faith all over the world celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of light. During these eight blessed days they remember the glorious miracle of…
Why doesn’t the Bible mention dinosaurs and cavemen?
Here is the full question from my student: In Christian teaching, the Bible mentions God creating man, trees, light, and so on. Why does the Bible not mention Dinosaurs and…
No More: A Letter to My Senators and Congressman
A letter I wrote to my senators and congressman about gun violence.
A Comforting Crown
It was a particularly difficult night in 2014. I was suffering emotionally, distraught, helpless. Trying to organize the tornado of thoughts and feelings reeling through my mind, I prayed. I…
