Sweating the Small Stuff
The sign on a college classroom door reads, “Philosophy 101.” A professor walks in and places a jar, about the size of an average cookie jar, on his desk. He ...
The Morality of Nurse Jackie
Sometimes as I jump rope – an exercise I’ve done most days for at least 35 years – I watch episodes of the series, “Nurse Jackie,” on Netflix. The show ...
Lent: Does Voluntary Suffering Make Sense?
I wrote in a previous blog about my visit as a young man to London’s famous Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park. Anyone can get on a soapbox there and talk ...
Why Doesn’t God Answer Prayers?
One Sunday night when I was a priest in Bolivia, a man pounded on my door and asked for help. He was a “marinero,” a member of a crew of ...
How Could God Possibly Love Us?
I recently began re-reading the famous novel, “The Exorcist” by William Blatty. The movie of the same name, made in 1973, is considered by many to be a classic, starting ...
Alternative Facts and the Search for God
My wife, Amparo, answered the phone and a pleasant female voice said, “Hi. Since you’ve stayed in our resort, I want to let you know that….” Amparo hung up. It ...