Author Archives: Brian H. Gill

About 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.

Happy Lille Julaften and Fourth Sunday in Advent

Happy Lille Julaften! It’s still December 23, here in central Minnesota: Lille Julaften, Little Christmas Eve, as my Scandinavian relatives put it, back in the day. A Catholic Citizen in America is on UTC time, where it’s already Christmas Eve. … Continue reading

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“Christmas Sermon for Pagans”: Viewpoints, Nature; and Hope

One, maybe two, articles by C. S. Lewis reappeared about a half-dozen years back. Not that they’d been invisible. Collectors had the articles in their copies of The Strand Magazine, but “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans” and “Cricketer’s Progress” hadn’t … Continue reading

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Something New: “Rate My Post”

…I added Rate My Post Tuesday afternoon (December 19, 2023)…. Continue reading

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The Pope, Same-Sex Couples, an Informative Link: and Headlines

Headlines are supposed to get attention. That’s what these did: I’m not sure about “The ‘spirit’ of ‘Fiducia supllicans’” in The Pillar. Maybe it’s attention-grabbing for the publication’s demographic. Anyway, what Pope Francis said — what he actually said, not … Continue reading

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Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A: Cool Images of Hot Gas

Webb’s high-resolution cameras are showing details that scientists have never seen before. That’s what I started talking about this week.

But the Cassiopeia A supernova’s underwhelming appearance, or maybe non-appearance, reminded me of famines, coffeehouses, and other malign menaces. Continue reading

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