Why “Skeptical Faith?”
Some readers may wonder why I call my blog “Skeptical Faith.” Aren’t the two words at odds, antithetical? Not in my view. In fact, I hope that all believers are ...
The Answer to God’s “Absence”
One of my favorite quotes about God is not from a usual source, but from that great “philosopher and theologian,” Archie Bunker. For those who may be reading the Spanish ...
“The Sin of the World”
In the Catholic Mass (and no doubt in services of some other churches), the prayer, “Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us,” ...
The Power of the Powerless
How did the communist system sustain itself in Russia and much of Eastern Europe for three decades? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney answered this question with a short story in ...
What It Means to Be a Disciple
There’s a church in the U.S. that’s named “the Disciples of Christ.” I know little about it except from what I read on its web site. It was started in ...
Our Blindness
I recently read a book called “The Diary of Jesus Christ” by Bill Cain, who is an American playwright and Jesuit priest. It was a gift from a dear friend, ...