Wed 1 Apr, 2009

Some are called to extraordinary restitution

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I just had the pleasure of speaking to youth at a family event in our neighboring diocese. The theme of the conference was God’s plan for our sexuality and family. When my talk on “True Sex” was finished, I sat in on the end of the adult track. I missed the actual speaker, but I did catch the testimony of a couple who through a deeper conversion to… Continue reading

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Wed 1 Oct, 2008

Cheaters Never Prosper

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Ok, “cheaters never prosper” is a cliche. But so is “every law was meant to be broken,” yet we hear this saying much more often – in word or idea. Our country is currently suffering from the greedy cheating of people associated with the Annie Mae and Freddie Mac companies. In 2002 we heard about a number of scholars who had plagiarized or otherwise misrepresented themselves and their scholarly work… Continue reading

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Wed 13 Aug, 2008

To Be Like Children

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In yesterday’s Gospel Jesus proclaimed that whoever wants to enter the Kingdom of God must be like a little child. Predictably, the homily (given by a holy, reverent priest whom I love greatly) predictably included a line or two about the “traits of a child that Jesus loved” including how “innocent, pure and selfless” children are. I do not say this often, but this homily obviously comes from the mind
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Sun 7 Jan, 2007

Ugliness and Evil?

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A recent study showed that physical attractiveness is negatively correlated to criminal behavior. In other words, the uglier a person is, the more likely he or she is to perform criminal behavior. I discovered this study quite a while ago on “The Right Questions,” a radio show that used to be on Relevant Radio hosted by Sheila Liaugminas. Sheila’s problem with the study seemed to be… Continue reading

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