Reason leads to God

I expend much breath attempting to get my students to cut through the post-enlightenment nonsense on which much their public school "education" is founded upon. One of the main points here is that belief in God and faith in general is not contrary to reason. Rather, reason has limits and something can be beyond reason while at the same time not opposing it. In fact, atheism--the de facto state religion of the USA--is considerably less reasonable than theism is. Atheism is in fact contrary to good reason.

Honest seekers are usually few and far between. Most atheist do not choose their religion for intellectual reasons, but for emotional or practical ones. However, there are individuals out there who are honestly seeking the truth. One, who used to be known as the "Raving Atheist" (a somebody in the blogging world--if that means anything..) recently found some truth. He now calls himself "The Raving Theist."

He has yet to go into detail about his conversion, but check out his blog. Not the almost 500 comments on his post.

Important break through

Science has discovered something important.




Lab coat and a periodic table. It must be true.

Taki's Magazine

I recently stumbled upon this website http://www.takimag.com/ ("Taki's Magazine"), an "online magazine for independent conservatives" a lot of interesting articles with a bit of humor.

CFRs in the NYT

Usually stories in the main stream media about Catholics read like the product of a bad smear campaign. Happily, a recent story in the New York Times about the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal is a stunning counter point. Franciscans have long held a special place in my heart and I have admired the CFRs since I first encountered them a few years ago. I have a few friends who are considering joining the order. Also, Brother Paolo Kim (mentioned in the article) is a fellow alumnus of my Alma Mater (although I can't say that I knew him).

Check out the article, and take the time to watch the video as well.

Human Rights? They aren't what they used to be.

Human Rights at 60
They aren't what they used to be.

As the UN declaration on Human Rights turns 60 years old, Joseph Loconte considers where what has become of the Rights. Increasingly, such social perversions as abortion are being promoted as "rights." Joseph cuts to the source of the problem:

How did we arrive at this dismal state of affairs? The problem is not simply that human rights have become grossly politicized. The problem is that rights have been profoundly secularized--and severed from their deepest moral foundation, the concept of man as the imago Dei, the image of God.

Read the whole article here.

where does that bread come from?

Here is an interesting video--How Its Made: communion wafers (called "Altar Bread"-- because it is not consecrated until the priest prays over it thus it is merely bread when it leaves the factory)

Death Be Not Proud

DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,
And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then;
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.


John Donne
(1572-1631)


(cf Romans 6:9)

Vietnam

Please pray for our brothers in Hanoi.

Hanoi's Policy: Eliminate Catholics

I Am Legend and Humanae Vitae

Christopher West makes an interesting connection between this ominous sci-fi flick and the dire predictions-come-true of Paul VI:

The haunting picture of our future painted by I Am Legend is obviously science fiction. But, allegorically speaking, it offers much food for thought. The idea of “dark seekers” feeding on the flesh of other human beings is not that far off from the many horrid forms of sexual abuse that are sweeping through our pornified culture like a virus. Just a cursory knowledge of what’s happening today with internet porn leads a person to conclude, as Dr. Neville does in the movie, that “social de-evolution appears complete; typical human behavior is now entirely absent.”

Read the whole article. Its short but good.