Searching?
Cookies?
This blog's software uses cookies. More in Privacy policy — Cookies?Weekly Schedule
Categories
Archives
-
Recent Posts
My Favorite Posts
RSS Feeds for A Catholic Citizen in America
Support this Blog: Donate
Donating any amount helps me keep A Catholic Citizen in America online.Browsing?
- By subject and date
- Short lists
- From the Blogroll
Pages
Current Time, UTC
I live in Minnesota, in America's Central Time Zone. This blog is on UTC/Greenwich time.Who I am, briefly
Brian H. Gill
I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.
Find Me on Social Media
I’m Aluwir on Twitter
Advertisements
Brian H. Gill: Facebook
ACWB Contributor
Brian H. Gill: MeWe Page
Advertisments
Advertisements
Advertisements
Advertisements
What Others are Saying
Other Catholic Laymen’s Perspective:
More Catholic Blogs
Tag Archives: free will
Faustus: Good Angel, Bad Angel, Parma and Politics
(From Ken Eckert, via Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.) A year and three weeks ago, I started writing about Marlowe’s “Faustus” play: “The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus.” Three months later, I’d finished three more. … Continue reading
Posted in Discursive Detours, Marlowe's Faustus, Series
Tagged angels, art, demons, free will, history, politics
3 Comments
Alabaster Cities, Fireworks, a Condo Disaster and Tears
Patriotism comes in many flavors: cheesy, sour, salty: and that’s enough ‘flavor.’ Maybe too much. My country’s Independence Day celebration, our Fourth of July, started me thinking about patriotism. Also screwball notions, drought and Florida’s pancaked condo. But mostly, the … Continue reading
Posted in Being, Catholic, Discursive Detours
Tagged America, citizenship, disasters, faith, free will, God, history, holidays, Independence Day, Minnesota
Leave a comment
In Praise of Lilacs, Blue Sky and Rain
I have been feeling down, depressed and worse. So I wrote about emotions, personality disorders, predestination, flowers and making sense. Continue reading
Posted in Discursive Detours, Journal
Tagged emotions, family, free will, hope, last things, mental health, predestination, reason, salvation
2 Comments
Florida Indoor Fish Farm: An Aquaculture Alternative
A few groceries have been offering delicacies like elk steaks for decades, at least. But the odds are that hunters aren’t supplying your grocery’s meat department with wild game. That’s not surprising, or shouldn’t be. I’ll be talking about an … Continue reading
Posted in Discursive Detours
Tagged agriculture, animals, dominion, economics, emotions, free will, genetics, getting a grip, reason, stewardship
Leave a comment