The Search for God and the Sense of Loss
As a young man I worked part of a summer in a cemetery, mostly cutting grass and pulling weeds. I had to help dig graves a couple of times and ...
Fleetwood Mac a “religious experience?”
Believe it or not, I recently attended my first “rock” concert. Even though the Fleetwood Mac performers are nearly as old as me, culturally the experience was like a visit to ...
Belief: The Least Interesting Part of Faith?
Although I’m not fond of describing faith as a “mystery,” I must acknowledge that it is, like “love,” a nebulous word whose meaning is difficult to nail down. It means ...
Religion without God?
The search for God, to say nothing of belonging to a religion, has its costs. It requires sincerity, perseverance and patience, with oneself and with God. And it requires a ...
Is the Pope Catholic?
(This article, by Tom Carney, appeared in the Des Moines Sunday Register on March 30.) Diego Neria was born female but had a sex-change operation eight years ago. He was ...
The “Cities” Within
One of many widely propagated myths is that there is a basic conflict between science and faith. It is promoted on both sides, even though the tenets of neither support ...