Category Archives: Being Catholic

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

Miracles

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

I’ll be talking about miracles today. Also religious art and kitsch, the Mayan apocalypse, and why folks occasionally see faces that aren’t there. Even by my standards, this post rambles a bit. Quite a few folks act as if they … Continue reading →

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Bomb in Bloomington

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Update (September 18, 2017) News coverage of this incident followed a familiar pattern, reaching the political stage after about a week. I haven’t read anything for a little over a month, apart from a few remakes of the original stories. … Continue reading →

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Navel-Gazing in August

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

Someone said “write what you know.” It was definitely Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Nathan Englander, or somebody else. I’ve mostly seen the quote applied to writing fiction. Apparently some folks assume that it means authors should only write stories about … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Cystic Fibrosis

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

A “Benefit for Teri (Sanden) Starkey” notice was on the Our Lady of Angels bulletin board this Sunday. The event was Saturday, July 29, and in Litchfield; a town south and a bit east of here, about an hour and … Continue reading →

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Infallibility?

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Brian H. Gill

The “most disturbing image” gag in Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur comic depends on a fairly common misunderstanding of Catholic belief. The important word in that sentence is misunderstanding. Papal infallibility doesn’t mean that. I’m none too pleased that Catholic beliefs … Continue reading →

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