Daily Archives: 26 April 2014

On My Bookshelf: Burning Paradise

Robert Charles Wilson was one of my favorite authors about twenty years ago. I’ve found his more recent books less edifying than those from his early career. Those nominating him for awards don’t seem to differentiate. He exploded into top-shelf science … Continue reading

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Dies Domini 34: Bishops and Universality

We continue with the theme of Sunday as the “day of the Church” with a close look at “The Sunday Eucharist.” On one hand, the Mass is the Mass, whenever it is celebrated. Pope John Paul II quotes himself in … Continue reading

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EG 150: Preachers Familiar With the Word

The New Testament contains cautions for those who presume to guide others, but who have not themselves allowed the Word to guide them. Today’s post in Evangelii Gaudium: 150. Jesus was angered by those supposed teachers who demanded much of … Continue reading

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