Category Archives: Being Catholic

Trying to live as if loving God, and my neighbors, matters

St. Patrick’s Day: Shamrocks, Saints, Leprechauns, and Me

St. Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in Ireland (Republic of and Northern), Newfoundland, Labrador, and Montserrat. It’s a day when folks wear something green. I’ve heard that some even drink green beer. Why anyone would think green beer is … Continue reading

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Hearing the Universe, Touching the Stars

A musician who’s also a scientist found music in TRAPPIST-1 data. Meanwhile, 3D models help folks ‘see’ galaxies: and I found a Lenten connection in all that. Sonification and Switching Senses for Science I’d planned on geeking out over music, … Continue reading

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Capital Punishment: It Could be Worse

It seems that, no matter how bad things are: they could be worse. Take Alabama’s recent execution of a Mr. Smith, for example. There’s been discussion of whether or not using nitrogen gas was okay, along with the ongoing capital … Continue reading

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Cancer in the Family

First, the good news. Our number-two daughter’s cancer is slow-growing. The not-so-good news is that it’s aggressive. And, of course, that she’s got cancer. I learned about the cancer in early January.1 The family knows a little more now, and … Continue reading

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T. Rex, or Not T. Rex, That is the Question

Headlines about Tyrannosaurus rex, scientists, and “what we thought we knew” being wrong started showing up in my news feed last week. It’s been a while since I talked about dinosaurs, and I found Nicholas R. Longrich and Evan T. … Continue reading

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