There has never been a more politically involved leader of the Catholic Church than Pope Francis, and, the same time, anyone who chided his followers as ferociously. Francis points out that, to Jesus, there is no greater sin than hypocrisy, …
There has never been a more politically involved leader of the Catholic Church than Pope Francis, and, the same time, anyone who chided his followers as ferociously. Francis points out that, to Jesus, there is no greater sin than hypocrisy, …
According to the Writer’s Almanac, it was on this day in 1870 that the First Vatican Council declared the doctrine of Papal Infallibility. This, of course, raises some eyebrows of people outside the church.
It’s the birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, who, IMO, is rivalled only by Pope Francis as the most effective person on this planet at influencing our civilization for the better.
It’s been a while since I wrote something on the brazen evil represented by the Koch-funded Heartland Institute, so I thought it might be time to rectify that. Linked below is an article that will make your skin crawl.
I want to take a moment and introduce readers to the thoughts of J. Morris Hicks. As you’ll see in his remarks linked here and pasted below, the fellow has undergone a wonderful evolution in his work with respect to …
From the Writer’s Almanac: It was on this day in 1633 that Galileo Galilei was put on trial by the Inquisition, for supporting the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun. In late April 1633, Galileo agreed to plead …